Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable mass airflow training module
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Application No.: US15454891Application Date: 2017-03-09
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Publication No.: US10678271B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Mac McClanahan , Steve Williams , Joel Valles
- Applicant: K&N Engineering, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Riverside
- Assignee: K&N Engineering, Inc.
- Current Assignee: K&N Engineering, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Riverside
- Agency: Rutan & Tucker LLP
- Agent Hani Z. Sayed
- Main IPC: G09B25/02
- IPC: G09B25/02 ; G05D7/06 ; G05B6/02 ; F04D19/00 ; G01M15/05 ; G09B9/00 ; G06N20/00

Abstract:
An apparatus and methods are provided for a portable mass airflow (MAF) training module configured to simulate an air intake into an internal combustion engine. An in-line blower draws an airflow through an air filter by way of a first air duct and a second air duct. A throttle assembly is coupled between the first air duct and the second air duct. The throttle assembly includes a throttle plate that may be rotated to regulate the airflow. The power output of the in-line blower is variable to simulate the air intake of various sizes of the internal combustion engine. A MAF sensor and a duct velocity sensor are configured to provide airflow information. The portable MAF training module enables a practitioner to select a desired throttle setting and observe a resultant mass airflow through the portable MAF training module that is measured by the MAF sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170262000A1 PORTABLE MASS AIRFLOW TRAINING MODULE Public/Granted day:2017-09-14
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