Air intake system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10337474-B1
Application number	US-201815936810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 27, 2018
Priority date	Mar 27, 2018
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

An air intake system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle has a frame and a body on the frame. The frame and the body define a passenger cabin and an engine compartment longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin. A firewall separates the passenger cabin and the engine compartment. An engine is attached to the frame in the engine compartment, and wheels are driven by the engine. The air intake system includes an air intake snorkel for providing air to the engine, a first vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a second vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a flexible member installed around the air intake snorkel for isolating the air intake snorkel from the engine compartment, and a compartment floor isolating the air intake snorkel from the wheels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air intake system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a frame, a body on the frame, a first portion of the frame and the body defining a passenger cabin, a second portion of the frame and the body defining an engine compartment longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin, a firewall separating the passenger cabin and the engine compartment, an engine attached to the frame in the engine compartment, wheels driven by the engine, and a bed located longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin and vertically above the engine compartment, the air intake system comprising:
an air intake snorkel for providing air to the engine;
a first vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel;
a flexible member installed around the air intake snorkel for isolating the air intake snorkel from the engine compartment; and
a compartment floor isolating the air intake snorkel from the wheels.

2. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is fixedly attached to the firewall and the bed.

3. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is fixedly attached to the second portion of the frame.

4. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the compartment floor is fixedly attached to the bed.

5. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the compartment floor is fixedly attached to the firewall.

6. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the compartment floor is fixedly attached to the second portion of the frame.

7. The air intake system of claim 1 further comprising:
a second vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel.

8. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the snorkel further comprises:
a cap.

9. The air intake system of claim 1 wherein the flexible member comprises ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber.

10. An air intake system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a frame, a body on the frame, a first portion of the frame and the body defining a passenger cabin, a second portion of the frame and the body defining an engine compartment longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin, a firewall separating the passenger cabin and the engine compartment, an engine attached to the frame in the engine compartment, wheels driven by the engine, and a bed located longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin and vertically above the engine compartment, the air intake system comprising:
an air intake snorkel for providing air to the engine;
a first vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel;
a second vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel;
a flexible member installed around the air intake snorkel for isolating the air intake snorkel from the engine compartment; and
a compartment floor isolating the air intake snorkel from the wheels.

11. The air intake system of claim 10 wherein the flexible member is fixedly attached to the firewall, to the bed, to the snorkel, and to the second portion of the frame.

12. The air intake system of claim 10 wherein the compartment floor is fixedly attached to the bed, to the firewall, and to the second portion of the frame.

13. The air intake system of claim 10 wherein the snorkel further comprises:
a cap.

14. The air intake system of claim 10 wherein the flexible member comprises ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wilson Iii Robert T
• Diehl Russell A
• Klaiss Zeile A
• Borth Jacob O
• Grundey Jason W
• Marsack Dane R

Classifications

• F02M35/10013 Primary

  Means upstream of the air filter; Connection to the ambient air · CPC title

• B60Y2200/124

  Buggies, Quads · CPC title

• F02M35/10321

  Plastics; Composites; Rubbers · CPC title

• B60K13/02

  concerning intake · CPC title

• F02M35/048

  Arranging or mounting on or with respect to engines or vehicle bodies · CPC title