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US 2021/0254585 A1Published application
Engine air intake device
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsShin KODAMA, Kenji SUGASAKI, Hiromasa NAKAGAWA
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Abstract
A heat storage cover is provided in an engine room. The heat storage cover covers an engine from above and surrounds the periphery of an upper portion of the engine to internally store, through the medium of air, heat dissipated from the engine and block upward heat dissipation. The engine includes an air inlet for introducing, into a combustion chamber, high temperature air obtained by the heat storage cover blocking the upward heat dissipation.
Claims12
An air intake device for an engine, the intake device comprising:
- an intake passage for introducing air in an engine room into a combustion chamber of the engine;
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- a heat storage cover provided in the engine room, which covers the engine from above and at least partially surrounds a periphery of the engine to internally store, through a medium of air, heat dissipated from the engine and at least partially block upward heat dissipation, wherein
- the intake passage comprises an air inlet for introducing, into the combustion chamber, high temperature air obtained by the heat storage cover blocking the upward heat dissipation.
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