US 2006/0234619 A1 · Intake duct for vehicle

Abstract

A grommet provided with an annular engaging groove serving as an engaging means is fixed to a distal end portion of a column portion. A mating engaging means, which has a through hole serving as an escape opening and is detachable with the annular engaging groove by an opening peripheral edge portion defining this through hole, is formed in a lower duct wall portion at a position corresponding to the column portion. If an external load of a predetermined value or more is applied to an upper duct wall portion, and a state of engagement between the annular engaging groove and the opening peripheral edge portion is thereby canceled, the column portion enters the through hole without being fractured or damaged, and the upper duct wall portion is deformed toward the lower duct wall portion side.

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Dependent claims

An intake duct comprising:

an upper duct wall portion disposed in close proximity to a reverse side of a hood of a vehicle;
and
a lower duct wall portion which is disposed to oppositely face the upper duct wall portion with a required space provided therebetween so as, together with the upper duct wall portion, to form:
an intake port which is open toward a front side of the vehicle;
and
an intake passage for supplying outside air sucked from the intake port to an engine side,
wherein one of the upper duct wall portion and the lower duct wall portion comprises a column portion being interposed between the upper duct wall portion and the lower duct wall portion and including engaging means at a distal end portion thereof, and
wherein a mating member, another one of the upper duct wall portion and the lower duct wall portion, includes mating engaging means detachable with the engaging means and an escape opening for allowing the column portion to enter therein.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Intake duct for vehicle

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