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US 7,159,557 B2Granted
Air intake device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiro Yasuda, Tadashi Oshima
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle's air intake device. In an embodiment, the intake device comprises an intake pipe, an air cleaner case in fluid communication with the intake pipe, a connection pipe in fluid communication with the air cleaner case, a carburetor attached to the connection pipe, and a plurality of resonators. In an embodiment, the intake device comprises an intake pipe, an air cleaner case in fluid communication with the intake pipe, a connection pipe in fluid communication with the air cleaner case, a carburetor attached to the connection pipe, and means for reducing intake sound levels.
Claims10
An off road vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame including right and left main frames that extend forwardly and rearwardly from a center of the vehicle;
- a power unit attached to a middle portion of the vehicle frame, the power unit including an engine that is disposed between the right and left main frames;
- a fuel tank positioned above the power unit and attached to the vehicle frame;
- an intake device disposed between the right and left main frames, the intake device including:
- an intake pipe;
- an air cleaner case in fluid communication with the intake pipe, the case;
- having a width;
- a connection pipe in fluid communication with the air cleaner case;
- the intake pipe and the connection pipe extend from the same side of the air cleaner case;
- a carburetor attached to the connection pipe;
- a space between the air cleaner case and the carburetor, the space being located to a side of the connection pipe;
- a first resonator attached to the intake pipe;
- and
- a second resonator attached to the connection pipe and disposed in the space, and
- the first and second resonators are each disposed within the width of the air cleaner case;
- a vehicle seat positioned above the intake device and attached to the vehicle frame, and the intake pipe is positioned above the engine and between the fuel tank and the seat.
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An intake device for an off-road vehicle comprising:
- an intake pipe;
- an air cleaner case in fluid communication with the intake pipe, the case having a width;
- a connection pipe in fluid communication with the air cleaner case;
- the intake pipe and the connection pipe extend from the same side of the air cleaner case;
- a carburetor attached to the connection pipe;
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- a space between the air cleaner case and the carburetor;
- a first resonator attached to the intake pipe;
- and
- a second resonator attached to the connection pipe and located within the space;
- wherein the first resonator is located at a side of the intake pipe and the first and second resonators are each disposed within the width of the air cleaner case;
- wherein the intake device and an engine of the vehicle are disposed between right and left main frames of a frame of the vehicle that extend forwardly and rearwardly from a center of the vehicle, a fuel tank is positioned above the engine and is attached to the frame, a vehicle seat is positioned above the intake device and is attached to the frame, and the intake pipe is positioned above the engine and between the fuel tank and the vehicle seat.
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An intake device for an off-road vehicle comprising:
- an intake pipe;
- an air cleaner case in fluid communication with the intake pipe, the case having a width;
- a connection pipe in fluid communication with the air cleaner case;
- a carburetor attached to the connection pipe;
- a space between the air cleaner case and the carburetor, the space being located to a side of the connection pipe;
- a first resonator attached to the intake pipe;
- and
- a second resonator attached to the connection pipe and disposed in the space, and the first and second resonators are each disposed within the width of the air cleaner case, and the first and second resonators are each disposed on the same side of the intake pipe and the connection pipe and disposed at different vertical heights relative to each other;
- wherein the intake device and an engine of the vehicle are disposed between right and left main frames of a frame of the vehicle that extend forwardly and rearwardly from a center of the vehicle, a fuel tank is positioned above the engine and is attached to the frame, a vehicle seat is positioned above the intake device and is attached to the frame, and the intake pipe is positioned above the engine and between the fuel tank and the vehicle seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.