Internal combustion engine provided with mechanical supercharger

Patent · Tue Jun 24 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5461991

Oonaka, H; Baika, T; Shibata, Y; Horii, K; Sato, Y

An internal combustion engine is described which consists of: an engine body; an intake system for controlling the amount of air introduced into the engine body; an exhaust system connected to the engine body for reception of combustion product from the engine body; a supercharger as a mechanical pump arranged in the intake system; clutch means for selectively connecting kinematically the engine with the supercharger; operating means, responsive to engine operating conditions related at least to the engine load, for operating the clutch means; means for detecting the starting condition of the engine; and means, connected to the detecting means, for cancelling the operation of the operating means for maintaining the clutch means disengaged during the starting condition of the engine.

• Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
• Patent Number(s): US 4596225
• OSTI ID: 5461991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AIR FLOW
COMPRESSORS
DESIGN
ENGINES
EXHAUST GASES
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GEARS
HEAT ENGINES
IGNITION
INTAKE STRUCTURES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPERATION
POSITIONING
SUPERCHARGERS
WASTES