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Air by-pass system in an internal combustion engine with a supercharger

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6402546
An air by-pass system is disclosed in an internal combustion engine with a turbocharger which comprises a compressor driven by an exhaust gas turbine for supercharging suction air fed to the engine through a throttle valve, wherein an air by-pass passage is provided for connecting an area upstream from the compressor and an area downstream from the throttle valve, and an air valve is provided in the by-pass passage for controlling the amount of the by-pass air.
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4449371
OSTI ID:
6402546
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English