Patent ID: 6138628
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: F02B,F02M,F05C,Y02T

Abstract:
A camshaft controller arrangement for an air induction system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine comprising an air intake manifold and individual air intake tubes arranged side by side and terminating in a flange, wherein said camshaft controller arrangement is disposed in a longitudinal bore in the individual air intake tubes for closing and opening inlet or outlet openings of the individual air intake tubes, said camshaft controller arrangement having a controller element and a sealing element disposed thereon and associated with each individual air intake tube, said sealing element comprising at least two parallel sealing bars which are connected at their ends by radially resilient ring elements, said sealing bars being resiliently in contact with said longitudinal bore in which the controller element is disposed, at the inlet or outlet opening of each individual air intake tube, and said sealing bars having projections for engaging said controller element.