Patent ID: 6039033
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F02M,F05C

Abstract:
An apparatus of an exhaust gas recirculation valve comprising:an intake manifold, made from a thermoplastic material, mounted on an outer wall of a cylinder head and having a first flange at one end of said intake manifold; andan exhaust gas recirculation valve for delivering exhaust gas discharged from a combustion chamber of the engine through a passage formed in said cylinder head to said intake manifold;said exhaust gas recirculation valve attached on said first flange by a metallic adapter having a second flange;wherein an even distance gap is provided between a first border of said first flange and a second border of said adapter, thereby interrupting heat transfer, said first border facing to said adapter and said second border facing to said first border, and said gap being 3 mm to 5 mm.