A vertically extending air intake duct 1 on a rear of a cab 2 in a delivery vehicle to take in ambient air for an engine through an air intake 3 has a duct body 4 as outer shell with the intake 3 on an upper portion, a side branch section 5 on a lower portion of the body 4 and having upper and lower ends opened in the body 4 and outside, respectively, a mesh member 6 extending over the intake 3 to collect rainwater, a louver 7 for covering the member 6 and the intake 3 to prevent intrusion of matter other than ambient air, and a drip channel or bead 8 on an inner wall of the body 4 and just below the member 6 to capture and guide rainwater flowing down on the inner wall to the upper end of the section 5.
AIR INTAKE DUCT
2019-02-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F02M Zuführen von Brennstoff-Luft-Gemischen oder deren Bestandteilen bei Brennkraftmaschinen allgemein , SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
INTAKE DUCT DESIGN METHOD, INTAKE DUCT DESIGN PROGRAM AND INTAKE DUCT DESIGN DEVICE
European Patent Office | 2020
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