Patent ID: 8028677

Claim:
An assembly for controlling an air intake runner of an air intake manifold, comprising: a cartridge including a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments having opposing end walls joined to one another by opposing partial side walls that together define a central opening and an outer perimeter of the compartment, wherein said opposing partial side walls of adjacent compartments are spaced apart to define a groove between each of said compartments, wherein said cartridge is adapted for connecting with the air intake manifold; a plurality of bushing carriers that are each an elongate partition that form the remainder of the opposing partial side walls and that include a bore therethrough that is positioned substantially central within the bushing carrier, wherein each of said bushing carriers is received in one of said grooves of said cartridge; a plurality of bushings each rotatably fit within the bore of one of the bushing carriers, each of said bushings having an outer rim and an open center; a plurality of flaps each having a shape configured to substantially adjustably seal the central opening of one of the compartments of the cartridge and each including a slot therethrough; and a shaft extending through said slots of said flaps and said open centers of said bushings.