Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Other

Joel K Lewis

Takeshi Aoki

Marcos J DeLeon

Jared S Shattuck

Tanabe Yuichiro

Harry W Lewis

Jacob William Weaver

Yuichiro Tanabe

Marcos J Deleon

Jared S Shattuk

An intake manifold is disclosed. The intake manifold includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a PCV line and disposed generally upstream of a second chamber. The chambers are designed to provide a long flow path for the moisture laden PCV gas and to help reduce the introduction of moisture or fluids into the second chamber. This helps to prevent the ingestion of moisture or fluids by the combustion chambers of engine. An optional fluid blocker can also be used to trap fluids and help prevent those fluids from entering a cylinder port.

Intake manifold

Fluid blocker for an intake manifold

A vehicle resonator structure and attachment method is provided and includes a resonator chamber that has a first intake tube and a first exhaust or outlet tube attached thereto. At least one of the tubes includes a projection that can be molded (e.g., via flash molding after the tube itself is blow molded) onto the tube. The resonator chamber can include upper and lower tube mount structures that can be hot plate welded and sandwiched onto the projection in the tube. Thus, the tube(s) is/are positively retained in position with respect to the resonator chamber such that the tuning of the resonator does not change due to fluctuations in geometry of the tube(s) and resonator chamber structure, and such that there is little or no vibration noise and/or possible damage that might result if the tube(s) were free to move with respect to the resonator chamber.

Vehicle resonator structure and attachment method

An apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid through a conduit is disclosed. The conduit permits normal flow of fluid through the conduit and detects abnormal flow of fluid which is due to a catastrophic failure of the fluid system or is due to intermittent flow of fluid caused by a leak in the fluid system. The apparatus is particularly useful in determining the abnormal flow of fluid through conduits where the normal flow of flow is erratic. The apparatus can be modified to change the parameters defining abnormal flow in the system.

Fluid control valve

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Bellefontaine, OH, United States of America

Joel K Lewis