Automobile over-bulkhead air intake system
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsRaymond Khouw, Ryan Chapman, Takeshi Hagiwara
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Abstract
An automobile air intake system is provided that channels air from outside the automobile engine compartment to the engine. The automobile air intake system according to an embodiment of the invention includes an intake enclosure coupled to a bulkhead across the front of the engine compartment. The automobile grille, radiator, and a front portion of the hood in front of the bulkhead form a flow channel to an intake port of the intake enclosure. Aspects of the invention include a screen extending from the bulkhead to the grille for inhibiting the flow of water and particles through the flow channel. Other aspects provide an alternative air path for channeling air from the engine compartment to the intake enclosure.
Claims25
An air intake system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a bulkhead disposed across a front portion of an engine compartment;
- a radiator disposed in the engine compartment;
- a grille disposed along the vehicle forward of the bulkhead;
- a hood disposed over the engine compartment;
- an intake enclosure disposed over the bulkhead and the radiator, and coupled to the bulkhead, the intake enclosure having an intake port;
- a screen disposed in the engine compartment;
- a bulkhead cover under the air intake enclosure and over the bulkhead such that the bulkhead cover is sandwiched between the air intake enclosure and the bulkhead;
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- an airflow path extending from the grille through the screen and to the intake port, the airflow path defined by the bulkhead, the radiator, the grille and the hood.
An air intake system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a bulkhead disposed across a front portion of an engine compartment;
- a radiator disposed in the engine compartment;
- a grille disposed along the vehicle forward of the bulkhead;
- a hood disposed over the engine compartment;
- an intake enclosure disposed over the bulkhead and the radiator, and coupled to the bulkhead, the intake enclosure having an intake port;
- a screen disposed in the engine compartment;
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- an airflow path extending from the grille through the screen and to the intake port, the airflow path defined by the bulkhead, the radiator, the grille and the hood, wherein the screen includes an upper side and a lower side, the lower side disposed forward of the upper side such that the screen is angled downward from the upper side to the lower side.
A vehicle air intake system, comprising:
- a grille having apertures defined therein for receiving incoming airflow;
- an intake enclosure in fluid communication with the apertures of the grille for receiving the incoming airflow from the grille, the intake enclosure including a forward facing inlet port;
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- a screen fluidly interposed between the grille and the intake enclosure;
- a bulkhead extending laterally across a vehicle and having the intake enclosure mounted thereabove;
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- a bulkhead cover overlapping an upper side of the bulkhead, the bulkhead cover extending from a top of the bulkhead and from a lower edge of the intake port to a top of the grille, the bulkhead cover defining a plurality of holes that comprise the screen.
A screen for a vehicle air intake system having an air intake enclosure and a grille for receiving incoming airflow, comprising:
- a bulkhead cover extending from the air intake enclosure to the grille;
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- a plurality of apertures defined in the bulkhead cover to fluidly connect the grille and the air intake enclosure, the plurality of apertures are laterally aligned with the air intake enclosure along an axis generally parallel to a direction of travel, the bulkhead cover configured such that substantially all airflow passing from the grille to the intake enclosure passes through the plurality of apertures, and wherein the bulkhead cover includes a screen portion having the plurality of apertures defined therein, the screen portion angled downwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.