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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
David J. Moenssen, Canton, MI (US);
Hovie J. Cassell, While Lake, MI (US);
Celine J. Dixon, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jeff Georgas, Livonia, MI (US);
John D. Kostun, Brighton, MI (US);
David J. Moenssen, Canton, MI (US);
Hovie J. Cassell, While Lake, MI (US);
Celine J. Dixon, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jeff Georgas, Livonia, MI (US);
John D. Kostun, Brighton, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An air induction system for inducting air into an engine of an automobile is disclosed. The air induction system has an air cleaner and an air inlet tube. The air cleaner is in fluid communication with the engine of the automobile for filtering intake air inducted into the engine. The air inlet tube is made of a first material and is connected at a first end to the air cleaner and open to ambient air at a second end. The inlet tube has a flexible portion that flexes as a result of internal pressure pulsations during the air induction event. The flexing reduces or eliminates acoustic standing waves that have significant pressure fluctuations at the same location in the air induction system as the flexible portion.