Engine control unit cooling air box
AssigneeK&N Engineering, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Richard Fiello, Steve Williams
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for an air box configured to cool an engine control unit (ECU) by way of an airstream being communicated to an air intake system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The air box is comprised of a housing to support an air filter within an interior of the housing. An opening in the housing fixedly receives at least one surface of the ECU to transfer heat from the ECU to the airstream. A mount portion within the housing receives the air filter. A conduit to a clean side of the air filter is configured to be coupled with the air intake system. An inlet to the housing is configured to couple with an air inlet duct of the vehicle so as to direct the airstream into the interior of the housing.
Claims15
An air box configured to cool an engine control unit (ECU) by way of an airstream being communicated to an air intake system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing configured to support an air filter within an interior of the housing;
- an opening in the housing configured to fixedly receive at least one surface of the ECU such that the ECU is external relative to the housing;
- a mount portion disposed within the housing and configured to receive an air filter;
- a conduit to direct the airstream out of the air box, wherein the conduit is comprised of an opening to a clean side of the air filter and configured to be coupled with the air intake system;
- an inlet to the housing that is configured to couple with an air inlet duct of the vehicle so as to direct the airstream into the interior of the housing;
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- wherein the conduit and the inlet are parallel to each other and disposed on a same surface of the housing.
A method for an air box configured to cool an engine control unit (ECU) by way of an airstream being communicated through an air filter to an air intake system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- configuring a housing that is comprised of a mount portion to support the air filter within an interior of the housing;
- extending a conduit from the mount portion to couple with the air intake system, the conduit comprising an opening to an interior of the air filter, wherein the conduit is configures to direct the airstream out of the air box;
- forming an inlet to the interior of the housing to couple with an air inlet duct of the vehicle;
- forming an opening in the housing to receive at least one surface of the ECU, such that the at least one surface substantially encloses the interior of the housing and such that the ECU is external relative to the housing, and
- wherein the conduit and the inlet are parallel to each other and disposed on a same surface of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.