Patent ID: 8783225
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F02B,F02D,F16K

Abstract:
1. An intake device for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a casing defining an intake passage communicating with a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; a valve rotatably contained in the casing to open or close the intake passage; a shaft supporting the valve; and an actuator including: the transmission mechanism includes a first connection member which is integrally and rotatably connected to the output gear, a second connection member which is integrally and rotatably connected to the shaft, and an impact absorbing member held between the first connection member and the second connection member, the first connection member includes a plurality of first protrusions, the second connection member includes a plurality of second protrusions, and the first protrusions and the second protrusions are alternately arranged in a rotational direction of the transmission mechanism, and the impact absorbing member includes a plurality of compressive deformation parts which are compressively deformable in the rotational direction of the transmission mechanism and are respectively inserted and located between the first and second protrusions that are adjacent to each other in the rotational direction.