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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Hans Karl Weining, Esslingen, DE;
Axel Wust, Esslingen, DE;
Berndt Schutz, Stuttgart, DE;
Peter Dittrich, Stuttgart, DE;
Wolf Dieter Wagner, Stuttgart, DE;
Claus Peter Hoptner, Uhingen, DE;
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a flow deflector structure for an intake air duct of an internal combustion engine which includes a housing with air inlet and outlet openings arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to each other for redirecting air flowing through the deflector structure and with flow guide vanes curved according to the flow direction change provided by the flow deflector structure, the housing has a flow cross-section which is larger than the flow cross-section of the inlet and outlet openings and a side wall opening with a cover to facilitate forming, or insertion of the guide vanes in the housing.