Patent ID: 7284534
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intake apparatus comprising: a plurality of housings each defining an intake passage therein; a plurality of valve members each being provided to each housing for communicating and blocking the intake passage; a shaft that extends through the plurality of housings, the shaft being rotatable integrally with the plurality of valve members; and a bearing member that extends together with the shaft through the plurality of housings, wherein the bearing member is supported by the plurality of housings, the bearing member is in a substantially cylindrical shape, the shaft is rotatable in the bearing member, the bearing member includes a plurality of exposed portions each being exposed to the intake passage, each exposed portion has an opening that extends with respect to an axial direction of the bearing member, and the opening corresponds to a rotatable range, in which the valve member is rotatable with respect to a circumferential direction of the bearing member.