Symmetric manifold

Patent · Tue May 12 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6374753

Poulos, S G

A high symmetry intake manifold is described for an internal combustion engine. The manifold comprises: an inlet plenum with a flat floor extending along an inlet plane and outlet means defining an outlet plane, the planes being spaced on a common axis normal to both; and equal length runners connecting inlet openings in the floor and lying along the inlet plane with linearly equidistant outlet openings in outlet means and lying along the outlet plane. The inlet openings are spaced in the floor on a circle centered on the axis and the outlet openings are linearly aligned in the outlet means with the outlet axis intersecting the plane at the midpoint between outer most ones of the outlet openings.

• Assignee: General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI
• Patent Number(s): US 4664075
• OSTI ID: 6374753
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Oct 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
INTAKE STRUCTURES
VEHICLES
ALIGNMENT
SPACE DEPENDENCE
SYMMETRY
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines