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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Hofbauer, Wolfsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 123 / ; 181204 ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine has a plurality of air intake conduits, air intake nipples, an air filter operatively coupled to the air intake conduits, a sound insulating capsule covering the engine, and at least one inlet opening in the capsule for admitting intake air. The intake conduits are integrated in the capsule and are directly connected to the respective air intake nipples.