Patent ID: 9267472
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A valve device for an intake system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a housing having one inlet duct per cylinder of the internal combustion engine, a flap arrangement having a flap for each inlet duct for varying the cross-section of the respective inlet duct through which a flow can pass, wherein: the flap arrangement has for all flaps a common actuating shaft for the common pivoting of the flaps about a flap pivot axis, the actuating shaft carries a magnet carrier in a torque-proof manner, which in turn carries a permanent magnet which cooperates with a rotation angle sensor for detection of the rotation position of the flap arrangement, the housing has a wall aperture between the permanent magnet and the rotation angle sensor such that no sealing separation exists between the permanent magnet and the rotation angle sensor.