IP Library Granted Patent US 9,638,148
Granted Patent B2
US 9,638,148 · App. 14/938,768 · Granted May 2, 2017

Air intake chamber for saddled vehicle

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Patent No.
US 9,638,148
App. No.
14/938,768
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (16)

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.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2015
From: WATANABE, HIROYUKI; ARIMA, HISATOYO; ICHI, SATOAKI; TANAKA, YOSHINOBU
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 037017/0820 →