Automotive air induction duct
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsHitoshi Kino, Hiroshi Iwao
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Abstract
A raised distal end portion of a strut portion is in a non-joined state to a back side of an upper duct wall portion and is made up of a spherical abutting and sliding portion which can be brought into abutment with the back side by virtue of point contact and which is allowed to slide relative to the back side. When a downward pressure is exerted on to the spherical abutting and sliding portion from the upper duct wall portion, the spherical abutting and sliding portion is caused to slide relative to the back side and a root portion of the strut portion is deformed at the same time, whereby the strut portion is allowed to incline and fall obliquely downwards.
Claims14
An automotive air induction duct comprising:
- an upper duct wall portion disposed close to a back side of a hood of a vehicle;
- a lower duct wall portion disposed to oppositely face the upper duct wall portion at such an interval as to secure a required space therebetween so as, together with the upper duct wall portion, to form:
- an air induction opening which opens towards a front of the vehicle;
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- an air induction passageway which supplies outside air taken into from the air induction opening for an engine;
- a strut portion which rises integrally from the lower duct wall portion so as to be able to support the upper duct wall portion through abutment of a raised distal end portion thereof with the upper duct wall portion;
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- an abutting and sliding portion which is provided at the raised distal end portion of the strut portion in a non-joined state to a back side of the upper duct wall portion and is able to be brought into abutment with the back side by virtue of point contact or line contact and to slide relative to the back side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.