Patent ID: 7066135
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. An intake system for a vehicle engine, said intake system comprising an air cleaner and a plurality of throttle bodies, wherein the air cleaner comprises an air cleaner housing and an air cleaner element disposed in the air cleaner housing, the air cleaner housing having an interior that is divided into an unfiltered air chamber and a filtered air chamber, wherein the air cleaner element is positioned within the air cleaner housing so as to filter air flowing therethrough from the unfiltered air chamber to the filtered air chamber, and wherein the throttle bodies control the amount of air supplied from said filtered air chamber to a cylinder head; wherein each of the throttle bodies comprises a substantially cylindrical pipe having a hollow bore formed therein, and a throttle valve including a throttle plate which is pivotally mounted inside the hollow bore of the throttle body; and wherein said throttle valves of said throttle bodies are situated inside of said air cleaner housing.