Intake module having integrally housed ECU
AssigneesDenso Corporation, Toyoda Boshoku Corporation
InventorsSatoru Umemoto, Masayuki Niwa
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Abstract
An intake module for a vehicular engine has a casing that is constructed of an air cleaner housing portion and an electronic control unit (ECU) housing portion. The air cleaner housing portion that houses an air cleaner is mounted on the engine. The ECU housing portion that houses an ECU is connected with the air cleaner housing portion. A plurality of reinforcement ribs is formed on an outer periphery of the ECU housing portion.
Claims11
An intake module for a vehicular engine in which an electronic control unit is integrally housed, comprising:
- a casing that is constructed of an air cleaner housing portion and an electronic control unit housing portion, wherein the air cleaner housing portion that houses an air cleaner is fixed on the engine, and the electronic control unit housing portion that houses the electronic control unit is connected with the air cleaner housing portion;
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- a reinforcement member that is formed in the electronic control unit housing portion.
An intake module for a vehicular engine in which an electronic control unit is integrally housed, comprising a casing that is constructed of an air cleaner housing portion and an electronic control unit housing portion wherein:
- the air cleaner housing portion that houses an air cleaner is fixed on the engine, and the electronic control unit housing portion that houses the electronic control unit is connected with the air cleaner housing portion;
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- the electronic control unit housing portion has large thickness in areas that cover top and bottom surfaces of a circuit board of the electronic control unit.
An intake module for a vehicular engine in which an electronic control unit is integrally housed, comprising a casing that is constructed of an air cleaner housing portion, an electronic control unit housing portion, and a flexible portion, wherein the air cleaner housing portion that houses an air cleaner is fixed on the engine, the electronic control unit housing portion that houses the electronic control unit is connected with the air cleaner housing portion via the flexible portion.
An intake module for a vehicular engine in which an electronic control unit is integrally housed, comprising a casing that is constructed of an air cleaner housing portion and an electronic control unit housing portion wherein:
- the air cleaner housing portion that houses an air cleaner is fixed on the engine;
- the electronic control unit housing portion that houses the electronic control unit is connected with the air cleaner housing portion;
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- the electronic control unit is sandwiched by reinforcements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.