Duct having air direction feature
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsNicholas O. Kaltsounis, Marius Neagu
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AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsNicholas O. Kaltsounis, Marius Neagu
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An air intake duct configured to provide intake air to a first component and a second component. The duct includes a first conduit that provides the intake air to the first component and a second conduit that provides the intake air to the second component, wherein an air direction feature in the form of an elongated ridge is formed in the air intake duct at an intersection between the first conduit and the second conduit, and the air direction feature is located and oriented in the air intake duct to control an amount of the intake air that is permitted to enter each of the first conduit and the second conduit, and to control a swirl direction of the intake air as the intake air travels over elongated ridge and enters each of the first conduit and the second conduit.
A vehicle comprising:
A method for manufacturing an air intake duct having an inlet configured for receipt of intake air and in communication with a first conduit that provides the intake air to a first component and in communication with a second conduit that provides the intake air to a second component, the method comprising:
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