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US 2011/0253080 A1Published application
Intake Manifold with Overmolded Structural Enhancement
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChris William Newman, Mohammad Ali Moetakef, Christopher Snow
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Abstract
A composite intake manifold coupled to a V-engine is provided. The composite intake manifold includes a supporting member overmolded in an unsupported region of the composite intake manifold.
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A system for a V-engine, comprising:
- a composite intake manifold having an upper outer wall positioned opposite a plurality of air outlets of the manifold;
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- a supporting member overmolded in the upper outer wall.
A V-engine, comprising:
- first and second cylinder heads;
- a composite intake manifold coupled to the first and second cylinder heads, the composite intake manifold comprising an upper outer wall and a lower outer wall, the upper outer wall positioned opposite a plurality of air outlets of the manifold and directly coupled to the lower outer wall along an edge;
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- a supporting member overmolded within the upper outer wall, the supporting member traversing from opposite the plurality of air outlets to the edge.
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A V-engine, comprising:
- first and second cylinder heads;
- a composite intake manifold coupled to the first and second cylinder heads, the composite intake manifold comprising an upper outer wall, and a lower outer wall, and forming an air intake conduit, the upper outer wall positioned opposite a plurality of air outlets of the manifold and directly coupled to the lower outer wall along an edge;
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- a supporting member overmolded fully within the upper outer wall, the supporting member extending from a region of the edge opposite the air intake conduit toward the air intake conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.