Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air intake apparatus for internal combustion engine
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Application No.: US13137881Application Date: 2011-09-20
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Publication No.: US08267073B2Publication Date: 2012-09-18
- Inventor: Hiroyuki Kado , Toshio Hayashi , Hiroyoshi Murakami , Yasushi Kawano
- Applicant: Hiroyuki Kado , Toshio Hayashi , Hiroyoshi Murakami , Yasushi Kawano
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: Denso Corporation
- Current Assignee: Denso Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye PC
- Priority: JP2007-299732 20071119
- Main IPC: F01M13/00
- IPC: F01M13/00

Abstract:
A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and close the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120012082A1 Air intake apparatus for internal combustion engine Public/Granted day:2012-01-19
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