Patent ID: 9399957
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An air intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the air intake apparatus comprising: an intake air manifold configured to draw intake air into each of cylinders of the internal combustion engine; a variable intake air device forming a long port and a short port in each of branches of the intake air manifold, the long port and the short port having different port lengths, the variable intake air device configured to switch between the long port and the short port; and a gas introduction device configured to draw gas, which is different from intake air, into each of the branches, wherein the internal combustion engine is in a high load region when being at a load greater than or equal to a predetermined load, the internal combustion engine is in a low load region when being at a load less than the predetermined load, the internal combustion engine is configured to operate at a rotation speed as an engine rotation speed, the variable intake air device is configured, when the internal combustion engine is in the high load region, to use the long port in a case where the internal combustion engine is in a region in which the engine rotation speed is less than a predetermined rotation speed and to use the short port in a case where the internal combustion engine is in a region in which the engine rotation speed is greater than or equal to the predetermined rotation speed, and the variable intake air device is configured, when the internal combustion engine is in the low load region, to switch between the long port and the short port according to the engine rotation speed.