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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Alfons Falk, Bonässund, SE;
Tore Gustafsson, Bonässund, SE;
Örjan Olsson, Örnsköldsvik, SE;
Alvis Hagglunds Aktiebolag, Ornskoldsvik, SE;
Abstract
An air intake for a motorized vehicle, for obtaining a low radar and IR signature of a ballistically protected air intake ( ) of the vehicle. The air intake ( ) has a perforated armour plate ( ) lying level with an outer bodywork plate ( ) of the vehicle, and a fresh-air duct ( ) which adjoins the inside of the perforated armour plate ( ) and which has a fan ( ) for sucking the fresh air necessary for running the vehicle into the duct via air intake openings ( ) in the armour plate. A wall section ( ) of the fresh-air duct ( ) situated between the air intake openings ( ) and a heat-generating source ( ) in the vehicle is air-cooled.