Intake manifold
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorEiichi Kamiyama
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Abstract
The specification relates to an intake manifold having an increased compaction. In this intake manifold, at least one fragile zone is formed parallel to its longitudinal axis in its wall. Crash impact is absorbed and the volume of the intake manifold decreases after crashing, because its cross section is crushed. The intake manifold of this invention has an increased compaction and can prevent the structure around fuel injection valves from breaking.
Claims8
An intake manifold connectable to a forward-facing side of a transversely mounted engine, the manifold having at least one region of increased fragility relative to other regions of the manifold, the at least one region of increased fragility extending in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinally extending axis of the manifold.
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