Intake duct for internal combustion engine
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyusuke KIMURA, Tomoyo OHNO
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Abstract
An intake duct for an internal combustion engine includes a plastic molded first split body and a fibrous molded second split body. The first split body includes a first flange. The second split body includes a body and a second flange that protrudes from the body. The first flange and the second flange are joined to each other through welding so that the intake duct includes a tubular shape. The second flange includes a joint joined to the first flange. The joint includes a low-compression portion formed at a lower compressibility than the body of the second split body.
Claims6
An intake duct for an internal combustion engine, the intake duct comprising:
- a plastic molded first split body including a first flange;
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- a fibrous molded second split body including a body and a second flange that protrudes from the body, wherein
- the first flange of the first split body and the second flange of the second split body are joined to each other through welding so that the intake duct includes a tubular shape,
- the second flange includes a joint joined to the first flange, and
- the joint includes a low-compression portion formed at a lower compressibility than the body of the second split body.
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