Air intake chamber for saddled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9638148-B2
Application number	US-201514938768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2015
Priority date	May 17, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

An air intake chamber for a motorcycle is disposed downstream of a supercharger, for pressurizing and supplying an intake air to an engine, and upstream of a throttle body, for controlling the amount of the intake air to be supplied to an air intake port of the engine. The air intake chamber serves to accumulate the high pressure intake air discharged from the supercharger. The air intake chamber is provided with an injector, which has a fuel injecting port positioned at a location displaced from an axis of an outlet of the air intake chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle, which chamber is disposed downstream of the supercharger and upstream of a throttle body, which supercharger is operable to pressurize and supply an intake air to a combustion chamber, which throttle body is operable to control the amount of the intake air to be supplied to an air intake port of the combustion engine, which chamber accumulates the pressurized intake air and comprises:
an injector having a fuel injection port defined therein at a location upstream side of an outlet of the air intake chamber and displaced forwardly from an axis of the outlet wherein:
the air intake chamber is disposed diagonally upwardly and rearwardly of a cylinder block of the combustion engine;
the injector is disposed on an upper surface of the air intake chamber; and
an air intake duct for guiding an incoming wind, then flowing forwardly of the combustion engine, towards the supercharger passes laterally of the cylinder block.

2. The air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , in which:
the air intake chamber has an outer surface formed with a recessed mounting area; and
the injector is mounted in the recessed mounting area.

3. The air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the air intake chamber is made of a metallic material.

4. The air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the air intake chamber, when viewed from lateral side, is inclined downwardly towards rear thereof.

5. The air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , in which:
the injector is disposed on an upper surface of the air intake chamber; and
an upper end of the injector and an upper end of the air intake chamber are held at the same heightwise position.

6. The air intake chamber for a saddle-riding type vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , in which:
a plurality of injectors are provided; and
a fuel tube of the injector is fluidly connected with a fuel pump, after the fuel tube has extended forwardly of a delivery tube that connects the injectors to distribute a fuel to the respective injectors, and passes laterally of the air intake chamber.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Hiroyuki
• Arima Hisatoyo
• Ichi Satoaki
• Tanaka Yoshinobu

Classifications

• F02M35/162

  Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts · CPC title

• F02M35/10091

  characterised by details of intake ducts: shapes; connections; arrangements (ducts within or on the plenum chamber F02M35/10039) · CPC title

• F02M35/10216 Primary

  Fuel injectors; Fuel pipes or rails; Fuel pumps or pressure regulators · CPC title

• F02M35/10177

  Engines having multiple fuel injectors or carburettors per cylinder · CPC title

• B62K19/48

  Fairings forming part of frame · CPC title