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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An intake duct (intake air path) utilizes an upper beam member of a front end panel, the cross section of which is substantially a C-shape. When the front end panel is assembled into a vehicle with the duct member being attached to the front end panel, assembling of the intake duct is completed. In another embodiment, a space (intake duct) is formed in a first pillar section of the front end panel with an intake port and a discharge port, which communicate the inside of the space with the outside of the space; the parts are arranged such that they are shifted from each other when they are viewed from the front side of the vehicle. Thus, a current of air flowing into the space flows in a crank-shape and passes outside of the space. Accordingly, foreign objects such as rain water and snow, which have entered the space together with air, will not flow together with the current of air flowing in the space. Therefore, the foreign objects such as rain water and snow remain in the space.