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Title: Turbo-supercharger for internal combustion engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5071855

A turbo-supercharged motorcycle is described including: a frame; an engine mounted on the frame and having suction pipe defining a suction passage and an exhaust pipe defining an exhaust passage; a turbo-supercharger connected with the engine and comprising; a turbine disposed at an intermediate portion of the exhaust passage for the engine and driven by a gas flowing therein, and a compressor disposed at an intermediate portion of the suction passage for the engine and driven by the turbine; a pre-chamber disposed at the portion of the suction passage which is on the downstream side of the compressor; a branch passage connected to the suction passage at the portion thereof which is upstream of the compressor; a resonance chamber communicated with the suction passage via the branch passage; and a throttle valve disposed in the suction passage downstream of the pre-chamber. The resonance chamber is formed by means for preventing surging positioned at a forward portion of the frame.

Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Patent Number(s):
US 4735178
OSTI ID:
5071855
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 1 May 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English