Induction assembly and system for a supercharged internal combustion engine, and method for assembly for the same

A method for assembly of an induction system for a supercharged internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:

• providing a monolithic unitary housing member,
• said monolithic housing member bounding a bounded super charger rotor portal, a super charger access portal, a first central intercooler portal, and opposed second and third intercooler portals;
• said monolithic housing member and forming a bounded air distribution plenum in a flow communication from said super charger portal through said super charger access portal and to each said second and third intercooler portal;
• said monolithic housing member having a central air guidance rib projecting inwardly along an airflow pathway from an inner surface of said monolithic housing member and toward said first central intercooler assembly operative to split a laminar airflow toward respective said second and said third side intercooler assemblies;
• providing a first central intercooler assembly in said first central intercooler portal;
• providing a second and a third side intercooler assembly in said respective second and third intercooler portals;
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• inserting a surer charger having a rotor assembly into said supercharger rotor portal being operative to produce a pressurized air through said super charger access portal;
• inserting a first central intercooler assembly in said air distribution plenum through a bounded first intercooler access portal and operative for receiving said pressurized air and passing a first cooled air to said bounded air distribution plenum;
• inserting a second and a third opposed intercooler assembly in said air distribution plenum through opposed intercooler portals;
• operating said rotor assembly and producing said pressurized air through said supercharger access portal and through said first central intercooler assembly and passing said first cooled air to said bounded air distribution plenum;
• splitting said first cooled air along a central rib member and passing a laminar first cooled air to a second side intercooler assembly and an opposed third side intercooler assembly;
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• operating said second and said third side intercooler assemblies and cooling said first cooled air into a second cooled air and passing said second cooled air in a laminar manner to opposed sets of a plurality of air inlet members external to said monolithic unitary housing member.

An induction assembly for a supercharged internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said induction assembly comprising:

• a monolithic unitary housing member;
• said monolithic housing member bounding a bounded super charger rotor portal, a super charger access portal, a first central intercooler portal parallel to a rotational axis of a rotor assembly, and opposed second and third intercooler portals;
• said monolithic housing member forming a bounded air distribution plenum in a flow communication from said super charger rotor portal through said super charger access portal into said first central intercooler portal and to each said second and third intercooler portal;
• a super charger having said rotor assembly operative to produce a pressurized air through said super charger access portal during a use;
• a first central intercooler assembly in said air distribution plenum receiving said pressurized air and passing a first cooled air to said air distribution plenum;
• said first intercooler assembly slidably removably accessable from said first central intercooler portal in a direction parallel to said rotational axis of said rotor assembly thereby providing a reduced profile to said induction assembly;
• said air distribution plenum splitting and passing said first cooled air to a second side intercooler assembly and an opposed third side intercooler assembly;
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• said second and said third side intercooler assemblies passing a second cooled air to opposed air inlet members external to said monolithic unitary housing member;
• and
• at least one air guidance rib projecting inwardly along an airflow pathway from an inner surface of said monolithic housing member and relative to said first central intercooler assembly operative to split a laminar airflow toward respective said second and said third side intercooler assemblies.

An induction assembly for a supercharged internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said induction assembly comprising:

• a monolithic unitary housing member;
• said monolithic housing member bounding a bounded super charger rotor portal, a super charger access portal, a first central intercooler portal parallel to a rotational axis of a rotor assembly, and opposed second and third intercooler portals;
• said monolithic housing member forming a bounded air distribution plenum in a flow communication from said super charger rotor portal through said super charger access portal into said first central intercooler portal and to each said second and third intercooler portal;
• a super charger having said rotor assembly operative to produce a pressurized air through said super charger access portal during a use;
• a first central intercooler assembly in said air distribution plenum receiving said pressurized air and passing a first cooled air to said air distribution plenum;
• said first intercooler assembly slidably removably accessable from said first central intercooler portal in a direction parallel to said rotational axis of said rotor assembly thereby providing a reduced profile to said induction assembly;
• said air distribution plenum splitting and passing said first cooled air to a second side intercooler assembly and an opposed third side intercooler assembly;
• and
• said second and said third side intercooler assemblies passing a second cooled air to opposed air inlet members external to said monolithic unitary housing member;
• and
• at least one air guidance rib projecting inwardly along an airflow pathway from an inner surface of said monolithic housing member operative to guide a laminar airflow toward respective said second and said third side intercooler assemblies.