Method for manufacturing an air intake duct

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an air-intake duct (30) with induction noise and radiated noise attenuation that is intended to be connected to an internal combustion engine. The method comprises the steps of: —(a): providing a mould (1) comprising two moulding cavities (2), each cavity (2) having at least one groove (4) adapted for moulding a rib (32) and having at least two half-bores (5) adapted for moulding end sleeves (34-36), —(b): providing a core (8) adapted to be positioned between the cavities (2), for moulding an air-intake duct (30), —(c): positioning a tubular layer (9) of air-porous material on the core (8), —(d): positioning the core (8) with the tubular layer (9) between the moulding cavities (2), —(e): injecting a thermoplastic material into the, or each, groove (4) and into each half-bore (5) of each cavity (2), in order to overmould ribs (32) and end sleeves (34-36) onto the tubular layer (9) so as to form a duct (30).

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