Appeal No. 96-3298
Application 08/361,284
The pipes communicating with the first bank are arranged in
pairs, with each pair comprising a first long pipe 42 and a
second shorter pipe 43. A set of valves 45 mounted on a
common shaft is
provided for the first series of pipes, one valve being
located in each of the shorter pipes. By turning the shaft,
valves 45 can be placed in a first position preventing the
passage of air from the intake distributor through the shorter
pipes to the cylinders of the first bank, a second position
permitting the passage of air from the intake distributor
through the shorter pipes to the cylinders of the first bank,
and various positions therebetween. Miyano’s second series of
pipes is similar to the first series, except, as can be
discerned from Figures 1 and 2, the second series of pipes is
a mirror image of the first series of pipes. In this regard,
the second series of pipes includes its own set of valves 45
mounted on a common shaft separate and distinct from the shaft
carrying the valves for the first series of pipes. Actuator
46 is attached to both valve shafts for actuating all of the
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