Patent ID: 7213546
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
1. A rotary valve mechanism comprising: a valve body having a bore formed therein and an exhaust port formed therethrough that intersects the bore and an intake port formed therethrough that intersects the bore; and a solid valve cylinder constructed and arranged to be rotatably received within the bore formed in the valve body, the valve cylinder having formed into the cylindrical surface thereof first and second cutouts that respectively corresponds to the intake and exhaust ports formed through the body, the first cutout being constructed and arranged to address the intake port, thereby selectively permitting fluidic communication through the intake port of the valve body as the valve cylinder rotates within the bore, the second cutout being constructed and arranged to address the exhaust port, thereby selectively permitting fluidic communication through the exhaust port of the valve body as the valve cylinder rotates within the bore.