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Title: Air intake side secondary air supply system for an internal combustion engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5688569

An air intake side secondary air supply system is described for an internal combustion engine having a carburetor and intake air passage with a throttle valve. The system consists of: an air-fuel ratio detection means for detecting an air-fuel ratio from an oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas of the engine and producing an air-fuel ratio signal; a first air intake side secondary air supply air passage leading to the intake air passage on downstream side of the carburetor and the throttle valve; an air control valve disposed in the first air intake side secondary air supply passage and adapted to vary a sectional area of the first air intake side secondary air supply passage in accordance with a magnitude of a pressure supplied to a pressure chamber thereof; a second air intake side secondary air supply passage leading to t intake air passage on downstream side of the carburetor anthe throttle valve; a first open/close valve disposed in the second air intake side secondary air supply passage and opening and closing same in accordance with a content of the air-fuel ratio signal; a first air supply delay means disposed in the second air intake side secondary air supply passage on upstream side of the first open/close valve; a pressure supply passage for providing communication between the pressure chamber of the air control valve and a part of the second air intake side secondary air supply passage between the first open/close valve and the first air supply delay means; and a pressure control means responsive to a predetermined operating condition of the engine, for supplying a pressure capable of reducing an opening degree of the air control valve into the part of second air intake side secondary air supply passage between the first open/close valve and the air supply delay means when the engine is operating under the predetermined operating condition.

Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Patent Number(s):
US 4579099
OSTI ID:
5688569
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Feb 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English