# US 2013/0153316 A1 · Symbiotic engine intake system and battery box > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153316 A1 - Document ID: US20130153316A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/714,998 - Filed: 2012-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Joshua Stuckey; James Robinson; Justin J. Chiodo; Mahendra Kute; Brandy Kay Laakso - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153316A1 ## CPC - B60H 1/00278: {for the battery} - H01M 10/60: Heating or cooling; Temperature control - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/625: Vehicles - H01M 10/6563: with forced flow, e.g. by blowers - H01M 50/249: specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The compartment comprises an internal combustion engine including an air intake manifold and an electrical storage battery. The battery is housed in a storage box and an air intake system supplies air to the air intake manifold and the battery storage box. The air intake system has an inlet supplying air to a flow diverter. The flow diverter has a main channel including a bend dividing the main channel into a first passage and a second passage tangential to the first passage. The second passage is in fluid communication with the air intake manifold. The flow diverter includes an outlet facing the first passage which is in fluid communication with the battery storage box. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine including an air intake manifold and an electrical storage battery, said battery housed in a storage box, an air intake system supplying air to said air intake manifold, said air intake system comprising an inlet supplying air to a flow diverter, said flow diverter having a main channel including a bend dividing said main channel into a first passage and a second passage, said second passage in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, said flow diverter further including an outlet facing said first passage in fluid communication with the battery storage box. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1, wherein said bend forms an angle between said first and second passages of between about 50 and 130°. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1 wherein said second passage includes an outer wall abutting a side wall of said battery box. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1 wherein said battery box includes a battery box orifice having an axis substantially parallel to said first passage in fluid communication with said outlet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1 wherein said diverter includes at least one element adapted for mating with said battery box. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The engine compartment of claim 2 wherein said angle is about 90°. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1 wherein a diameter of said first passage is greater than a diameter of said second passage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The engine compartment of claim 1 wherein said diverter comprises a base member and a cap member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The engine compartment of claim 8 including a gasket inbetween said base and cap member. ### Claim 10 A device for cooling the battery of an automotive vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine comprising an air flow diverter having an inlet side, a primary channel and an outlet side, said primary channel directing air from the inlet side to the outlet side and including a bend, said diverter including a secondary channel intersecting the primary channel for fluid communication with a battery box, said secondary channel having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the inlet side of said primary channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein secondary channel is oriented in line with said primary channel upstream of said bend. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein said bend comprising an angle between approximately 50 and 130°. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein diverter is mechanically joined to said battery box. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13 wherein said primary channel downstream of said bend is oriented parallel to a side wall of said battery box. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13 wherein said secondary channel is a component of said battery storage box. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein said bend comprises an arcuate inner corner and a relatively sharper outer corner. ### Claim 17 An air intake system for an automotive vehicle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with the exterior of the vehicle, said inlet in fluid communication with a passage, said passage divided into a first channel in fluid communication with a battery box and a second channel in fluid communication with an engine manifold. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 wherein said intake is secured to one of a bulk head or a hood of said vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein said wall is secured to the hood. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 further comprising at least one drainage outlet in said second channel.