System for supplying conditioned air to an air intake manifold of a vehicle
OwnerFred Massey, Owen Masseyinventors
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Abstract
A system for improving fuel economy of the vehicle has an air conditioning system adapted to supply conditioned air to an interior of the vehicle, an air intake manifold adapted to supply air to an engine of the vehicle, and a hose communicating with the air conditioning system and with the air intake manifold. The hose passes the conditioned air from the air conditioning system to the air intake manifold. A valve is positioned in the hose or connected to the hose so as to cause a unidirectional flow of the conditioned air from the air conditioning system to the air intake manifold. The hose and/or the valve allows a portion of the conditioned air supplied by the air conditioning system to enter the air intake manifold.
Claims20
A system for improving fuel economy of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an air conditioning system adapted to supply conditioned air to an interior of the vehicle, said air conditioning system having a fan motor and ductwork;
- an air intake manifold adapted to supply air to an engine of the vehicle;
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- a hose communicating with said air conditioning system and with said air intake manifold, said hose passing the conditioned air from said air conditioning system to said air intake manifold.
An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle having an air conditioning system adapted to supply conditioned air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the air conditioning system having a fan motor and the ductwork, the ductwork extending from the fan motor to vents in the passenger compartment of said vehicle, said vehicle having an engine with an air intake manifold, the air intake manifold adapted to supply air to the engine of said vehicle;
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- a hose communicating with the air conditioning system of said vehicle and extending through an interior of said vehicle so as to communicate with the air intake manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.