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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Shoji Idei, Kakogawa, JP;
Keishi Fukumoto, Akashi, JP;
Masashi Fukuuchi, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Fukami, Akashi, JP;
Shoji Idei, Kakogawa, JP;
Keishi Fukumoto, Akashi, JP;
Masashi Fukuuchi, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Fukami, Akashi, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
To provide an air intake system for a vehicle, so simple in structure as to reduce the cost and effective to increase the ram pressure, a front cowling () is mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body structure (). This front cowling () has left and right headlight windows (and) aligned with left and right headlights (and), respectively, and also has an air intake opening () defined therein at a location above the headlight windows (and) for introducing an external combustion air (A) towards the vehicle engine (E). An intake air passage () is provided for introducing the combustion air (A), then entering the air intake opening (), towards an air cleaner () by way of opposite lateral portions of a head tube ().