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US4878555A
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Air intake device for a vehicle engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-30
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2007-09-30
Abstract
Abstract In a vehicle in which an air cleaner is disposed above an engine and connected with the engine through an intake pipe, an air intake passage for guiding air into the air cleaner is provided on the upper surface of a front fender covering a front wheel of the vehicle, so that particulates such as dust or the like entrained in running air is separated from the running air to admit the air free of the particulates into the air cleaner.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Yasunaga
- 👤 Kazuharu Wakusaka
- 👤 Fumio Inomata
- 👤 Toshio Tsuchiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 13:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10013; B; B60; B60K; B60K13/00; B60K13/02; F02B; F02B61/00; F02B61/02; F02M35/02; F02M35/022; F02M35/16; F02M35/162; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/20; Y02A50/2351
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
An air intake device for an engine in a vehicle including a body provided with a front wheel, an engine carried on said vehicle body, an air cleaner connected to an intake pipe of the engine and disposed above the engine, and a front fender provided at a front portion of said vehicle body to cover an upper surface of said front wheel, said upper front fender having an upper surface, comprising an air intake chamber of a predetermined volume provided on said upper surface of the front fender defining a closed channel extending generally in the direction of movement of the vehicle having top, bottom, and side walls, and having at least one intake port, said one intake port opening to the vehicle and a conduit connecting said air intake chamber to an inlet of the air cleaner, said conduit including an air induction passage extending from said air intake passage to the air cleaner of said engine, said air induction passage joining with said air intake passage at a first end of said air induction passage to define a port through a side wall of said air intake passage at a substantial angle to the flow direction of said air intake passage, said port having a cross sectional area substantially less than the transverse cross sectional area of said air intake passage at said port the intersection of said port with a side wall of said air intake passage being spaced above said bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
An air intake device for an engine in a vehicle including a body provided with a front wheel, an engine carried on said vehicle body, an air cleaner connected to an intake pipe of the engine and disposed above the engine, and a front fender provided at a front portion of said vehicle body to cover an upper surface of said front wheel, said upper front fender having an upper surface, comprising an air intake chamber of a predetermined volume provided on said upper surface of the front fender defining a closed channel extending generally in the direction of movement of the vehicle having top, bottom, and side walls, and having at least one intake port, said one intake port opening to the vehicle and a conduit connecting said air intake chamber to an inlet of the air cleaner, said conduit including an air induction passage extending from said air intake passage to the air cleaner of said engine, said air induction passage joining with said air intake passage at a first end of said air induction passage to define a port through a side wall of said air intake passage at a substantial angle to the flow direction of said air intake passage, said port having a cross sectional area substantially less than the transverse cross sectional area of said air intake passage at said port the intersection of said port with a side wall of said air intake passage being spaced above said bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
An air intake device according to claim 1, wherein said front wheel is in the form of a pair of left and right front wheels, and said front fender is in the form of a pair of left and right front fenders between which a bonnet is interposed, and wherein said air intake is provided passage on each of the pair of front fenders at a connection between the upper surfaces of the front fenders and left and right side walls of said bonnet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An air intake device according to claim 2, wherein said port is opened in said left and right side walls of said bonnet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
An air intake device according to claim 2, wherein said air intake passage has an upper wall extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the side wall of said bonnet and an outer side wall extending downwardly from the outside of said upper wall and connected to the upper surface of said front fender, and said air induction means is provided in said upper wall of said air intake passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
An air intake device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said air induction passage comprises a laterally extending portion and a longitudinally extending portion which branches from a laterally intermediate part of the laterally extending portion and leads to said inlet of the engine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
An air intake device according to claim 1, wherein said closed channel includes an intake port which opens to the outside in a direction opposite to an advancing direction of the vehicle wherein eaves are provided to surround said air intake port.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air intake device according to claim 6, wherein said front fender has a rear portion inclined rearwardly and downwardly at the rear of the air intake port.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air intake device according to claim 7, wherein said eaves have an end surface which is set substantially flush with the surface of the rear portion of the front fender.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
An air intake device according to claim 8, wherein said air intake passage is closed at one end forwardly of said air intake passage on the vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
An air intake device according to claim 6, wherein said air intake passage is closed at one end forwardly of said air intake passage on the vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air intake device according to claim 1, wherein said front fender has a rear portion inclined rearwardly and downwardly at the rear of the air intake passage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
An air intake device according to claim 1, wherein said air intake passage is closed at one end forwardly of said air intake passage on the vehicle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An air intake device according to claim 1 wherein the intersection of said port with the wall of said intake passage is at a substantial angle about a substantial portion of the periphery of said port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air intake device according to claim 1, further comprising a second intake port opening to the outside in a direction toward an advancing direction of the vehicle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
203 words
A vehicle having an air intake device, comprising a straddle type vehicle body; left and right front wheels rotatably mounted relative to said body; left and right front fenders positioned over said front wheels; an engine centrally mounted in said body; a rider position defined on said body and including footpegs, said footpegs being located directly rearwardly of said front wheels; an air intake chamber defined by top, bottom, and side walls provided on the upper surface of each said front fender defining an air intake passage extending generally in the direction of movement of the vehicle; air induction passages extending from each said air intake passage to an air cleaner of said engine, said air induction passages each joining with said air intake passages at a first end of each said air induction passage to define ports through a side wall of each said air intake passage at a substantial angle to the flow direction of said intake passages, said ports having cross sectional areas substantially less than the transverse cross sectional areas of said air intake passages at said ports and the intersections of each said port with side walls of said air intake passages being spaced above said bottom walls.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
203 words
A vehicle having an air intake device, comprising a straddle type vehicle body; left and right front wheels rotatably mounted relative to said body; left and right front fenders positioned over said front wheels; an engine centrally mounted in said body; a rider position defined on said body and including footpegs, said footpegs being located directly rearwardly of said front wheels; an air intake chamber defined by top, bottom, and side walls provided on the upper surface of each said front fender defining an air intake passage extending generally in the direction of movement of the vehicle; air induction passages extending from each said air intake passage to an air cleaner of said engine, said air induction passages each joining with said air intake passages at a first end of each said air induction passage to define ports through a side wall of each said air intake passage at a substantial angle to the flow direction of said intake passages, said ports having cross sectional areas substantially less than the transverse cross sectional areas of said air intake passages at said ports and the intersections of each said port with side walls of said air intake passages being spaced above said bottom walls.
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