Air intake apparatus for vehicle
First Claim
1. In a vehicle in which an engine is mounted on a body frame having at least a head pipe, a main pipe extending rearwardly of said head pipe and twin center pipes respectively extending on right and left sides of said head pipe rearwardly from a forked junction at a rear end of said main pipe, between which center pipes an air cleaner connected to an intake pipe of said engine is disposed rearwardly of said engine,an air intake apparatus comprising:
- an air intake passage defined by the inside of said main pipe; and
an air chamber defined by the inside of a gusset for reinforcing the connection between said main pipe and said pair of center pipes, said air chamber having an inlet in communication with said air intake passage and an outlet in communication with said air cleaner.
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Abstract
An air intake passage formed inside a main pipe which constitutes a portion of a body frame of a vehicle. An air chamber which provides communication between the air intake passage and an air cleaner is formed by utilizing the inside of a gusset which is provided to reinforce the connection between the main pipe and a pair of center pipes extending rearwardly from the main pipe on the right and left sides, respectively.
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5 Claims
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1. In a vehicle in which an engine is mounted on a body frame having at least a head pipe, a main pipe extending rearwardly of said head pipe and twin center pipes respectively extending on right and left sides of said head pipe rearwardly from a forked junction at a rear end of said main pipe, between which center pipes an air cleaner connected to an intake pipe of said engine is disposed rearwardly of said engine,
an air intake apparatus comprising: - an air intake passage defined by the inside of said main pipe; and
an air chamber defined by the inside of a gusset for reinforcing the connection between said main pipe and said pair of center pipes, said air chamber having an inlet in communication with said air intake passage and an outlet in communication with said air cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- an air intake passage defined by the inside of said main pipe; and
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Current AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
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Original AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
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InventorsYamada, Kozo
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Primary Examiner(s)Love, John J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)NOT, DEFINED
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Application NumberUS06/737,654Time in Patent Office404 DaysField of Search180/225, 180/219, 180/296, 180/215, 180/217, 280/282, 55/385 B, 55/DIG. 28US Class Current180/225CPC Class CodesB62J 17/10 Ventilation or air guiding ...B62J 40/10 characterised by air duct a...
