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US 10,823,122 B2Granted
Silencing device
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorsTakashi Mori, Kyohei Yamamoto
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Abstract
A silencing device includes an intake air pipe, a silencer, and a heater. The intake air pipe communicates with a supercharging device configured to supercharge intake air to be sucked into an engine. The intake air pipe is configured to introduce the intake air into the supercharging device. The silencer is disposed in the intake air pipe, and configured to silence air flow noise. The heater is disposed in the intake air pipe, and configured to heat the intake air introduced through the intake air pipe.
Claims20
A silencing device, comprising:
- an intake air pipe that communicates with a supercharging device configured to supercharge intake air to be sucked into an engine, the intake air pipe being configured to introduce intake air into the supercharging device;
- an intake air duct attached to the intake air pipe and disposed upstream of the supercharging device;
- a silencer disposed in the intake air duct, and configured to silence air flow noise;
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- a heater disposed in the intake air duct, and configured to heat the intake air introduced through the intake air pipe and to reduce a pressure loss of the intake air caused by the silencer.
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