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Air intake system for a vehicle

  • US 7,017,562 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2004
  • Issued: 03/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An air intake system comprising:

  • a plenum forming a plenum chamber for storing intake air temporarily;

    an intake manifold connected to the plenum and including a plurality of intake runners for guiding the intake air in the plenum chamber to a combustion chamber; and

    a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) hose connecting a cylinder head cover to the intake manifold, wherein a PCV channel for connecting the PCV hose to the plenum chamber is formed in the intake manifold such that blow-by gas supplied through the PCV hose flows to the plenum and wherein a PCV nipple connected to the PCV channel is mounted in an outermost intake runner of a plurality of intake runners of the intake manifold and the PCV hose is connected to the PCV nipple.

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