Storage battery tuning of engine air intake system
First Claim
1. An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine having an air intake system;
an electrical system storage battery;
a tray comprising a bottom wall;
fasteners fastening the tray bottom wall to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine;
the battery being disposed on the bottom wall in overlying relation to the underlying vehicle structure; and
the tray further comprising a walled compartment which adjoins the bottom wall and forms at least a portion of an air box through which intake air for the engine passes; and
the battery being external to the air intake system.
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Abstract
An engine compartment (10) of an automotive vehicle houses an internal combustion engine (12) having an air intake system (14). The engine compartment also contains a electrical system storage battery (24). A tray (28) has a bottom wall (32) and upright walls (38, 40) forming side-by-side compartments (34, 36) that are open at the top. Fasteners (58) fastening the tray bottom wall at a first (34) of the compartments in a hard mounting to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine. The battery is disposed on the bottom wall in the first compartment. A cap (46) closes the open top of a second (36) of the compartments that adjoins the first compartment and cooperates with the second compartment to form an air box (16). The hard mounting of the battery compartment to the underlying vehicle structure and the cantilevering of the air box to one side attenuates transmission of objectionable air intake noise and vibration frequencies through the vehicle structure.
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12 Claims
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1. An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine having an air intake system;
an electrical system storage battery;
a tray comprising a bottom wall;
fasteners fastening the tray bottom wall to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine;
the battery being disposed on the bottom wall in overlying relation to the underlying vehicle structure; and
the tray further comprising a walled compartment which adjoins the bottom wall and forms at least a portion of an air box through which intake air for the engine passes; and
the battery being external to the air intake system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine having an air intake system;
an electrical system storage battery;
a tray comprising a bottom wall and upright walls forming side-by-side compartments that are open at the top;
fasteners fastening the tray bottom wall at a first of the compartments in a hard mounting to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine;
the battery being disposed on the bottom wall in the first compartment;
a cap closing the open top of a second of the compartments that adjoins the first compartment and cooperating with the second compartment to form an air box of the air intake system; and
the battery being external to the air intake system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. In an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle that houses an internal combustion engine having an air intake system and that also contains an electrical system storage battery;
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a tray comprising a bottom wall and upright walls forming side-by-side compartments that are open at the top;
fasteners fastening the tray bottom wall at a first of the compartments in a hard mounting to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine;
the battery being disposed on the bottom wall in the first compartment;
a cap closing the open top of a second of the compartments that adjoins the first compartment and cooperating with the second compartment to form an air box of the air intake system; and
the battery being external to the air intake system; and
the bottom wall, at the second compartment, overhanging the underlying structure of the vehicle so as to be out of contact with and unattached to the underlying structure.
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11. An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine having an air intake system;
an electrical system storage battery;
a tray comprising a bottom wall and upright walls forming side-by-side compartments that are open at the top and that share a common upright imperforate wall;
the battery being disposed in a first of the compartments; and
a cap closing the open top of a second of the compartments that adjoins the first compartment and cooperating with the second compartment to form an air box of the air intake system.
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12. In an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle that houses an internal combustion engine having an air intake system and that also contains an electrical system storage battery;
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a tray comprising a bottom wall and upright walls forming side-by-side compartments that are open at the top and that share a common upright imperforate wall;
the battery being disposed in a first of the compartments; and
a cap closing the open top of a second of the compartments that adjoins the first compartment and cooperating with the second compartment to form an air box of the air intake system; and
fasteners engaging the bottom wall to fasten the battery compartment in a hard mounting to underlying structure of the vehicle that is spaced from the engine, and the air box overhanging the underlying structure of the vehicle so as to be out of contact with and unattached to the underlying structure.
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