Multipurpose four-piece air delivery system for internal combustion engines

Abstract

A four-piece billet aluminum device used to deliver compressed air into an internal combustion engine through a carburetor. An inlet delivers forced air from a compressor to the outlet fastened and sealed to the top of the carburetor to give equal distribution to the internal combustion engine. The device can also be used for draw through, naturally aspirated and nitrous assisted internal combustion engines that are prioritizing fresh air to the carburetor. The multipurpose four-piece billet air delivery system has four ports for monitoring air speed, intake air temperature, vacuum/manifold atmospheric pressures, and a port for force induction setups to vacuum/boost reference a fuel pressure regulator to meet fuel demands. There is an additional opening that requires an atmospheric reverse pressure disc to protect an internal combustion engine that is turbocharged, supercharged or nitrous equipped from further damage if it were to have a major backfire or reversed pressure.

Claims

1. A four-piece air delivery device constructed of billet 6061 aluminum used to deliver air from a turbocharger, supercharger or can be used to prioritize air to a naturally aspirated nitrous oxide assisted internal combustion engines through the carburetor.

2. The four-piece air delivery device of claim 1 further comprising a safety pressure burst plate.

3. The four-piece air delivery device of claim 1 further comprising four monitoring ports intended to be used to attach sensors to monitor the air inside the air delivery system for purposes of tuning the engine.

4. The four-piece air delivery device of claim 1 further comprising optional dimple port machining on the inside of the air delivery system which corrects the turbulence of the air flow and direct it straight into the carburetor through the outlet.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] The invention will now be illustrated with respect to the following drawings illustrating embodiments of the invention in which:

[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective of one half of the multipurpose air delivery system that houses the atmospheric pressure relief or burst disc and two of the four metering ports.

[0012] FIG. 2 is the other half of the multipurpose air delivery system which house the remaining two air monitoring ports.

[0013] FIG. 3 is a rear-view perspective of FIG. 1 that shows the monitoring ports and atmospheric pressure relief or burst disc.

[0014] FIG. 4 is a side view perspective of FIG. 1.

[0015] FIG. 5 is the inside view of FIG. 2 that shows the optional dimple porting machining,

[0016] FIG. 6 is an underside perspective of FIG. 2 that shows the locations where the device is secured to the carburetor.

[0017] FIG. 7 is a front view of the dual sealed coupler that affixes to the inlet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 when they are joined together.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, illustrated are two halves of the multipurpose air delivery device, referred to as the body (13) which is constructed of 6061 billet aluminum with an option to have a hard anodized finish to strengthen the material. The two pieces of the body (13) are joined together by stainless steel or titanium hardware screws (2) and two O-rings (14) (15) that join the two halves together to seal the unit from potential air leaks when under pressure. It has a dual seal inlet coupler FIG. 7 (12) that is attached to the inlet (4) by four titanium or stainless screws (9) and the inlet (4) (12) is then attached to a supercharger, turbocharger or air duct tube and an outlet (3) that fastens to the top of a carburetor by 4 titanium or stainless hardware FIG. 6. (8). FIGS. 1 and 2 house the monitoring ports (10) and Figure one contains the housing for the revere pressure disc assembly (5).

[0019] Compressed air coming from the supercharger, turbocharger or air duct enters the inlet (4) (12) and is forced or drawn through the multipurpose air delivery system and enters the carburetor. It is necessary for an internal combustion engine to have air that is prioritized to the carburetor to meet the fuel demands in high horsepower situations. This ensures the mixture of fuel and air burns clean during extreme loads.

[0020] There are four monitoring ports (10) located in the center of the back of the multipurpose air delivery system. These ports can be plugged if the consumer chooses not to use them in a naturally aspirated setting, or sensors can be added to measure air cubic feet per meter, air temperature, manifold atmospheric pressure and air speed. One port of the three is intended to be used as a boost reference for a fuel pressure regulator to make the fuel mixture and air mixture raise to a 1:1 ratio.

[0021] FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 (5) shows a housing for a pressure relief burst plate that is attached by 18 titanium or stainless-steel screws. The burst plate or pressure relief disc (5) is necessary to be added to the housing area (5). It is a unique safety feature addition to the invention that is intended to keep the charge pipe or air duct from blowing off the internal combustion engine by allowing the pressure to be relieved or forced out through the disc (5). There is a potential for a reverse pressure situation when the ignition system malfunctions, or other operator errors exist that cause the engine to backfire causing pressure to come back into the intake manifold and up through the carburetor and out through the multipurpose air delivery system.

[0022] FIGS. 5 and 6 (7) illustrates the optional dimple porting on the inside surface of the body (13) that allows the compressed or drawn air to be centered in the port as it goes into the top of the carburetor. It is intended to correct the turbulence of the air flow and direct it straight into the carburetor through the outlet (4).