Throttle body configured to provide turbulent air flow to a combustion chamber of an engine, and engine including same

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PATENT NO 8997713
APP PUB NO 20120222650A1
SERIAL NO

13405877

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A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine.

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  • HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kashiwabara, Makoto Saitama, JP 1 1
Matsui, Koji Saitama, JP 61 980
Miyashita, Natsuki Saitama, JP 2 1
Nakajima, Yasuaki Saitama, JP 5 16
Nakayasu, Tetsuya Saitama, JP 11 95
Wakasa, Hidetoshi Saitama, JP 6 29

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