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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Hiroyuki Kado, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Hayashi, Obu, JP;
Hiroyoshi Murakami, Obu, JP;
Yasushi Kawano, Anjo, JP;
Junichi Fukumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Shoji Yokoyama, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshimura, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Kado, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Hayashi, Obu, JP;
Hiroyoshi Murakami, Obu, JP;
Yasushi Kawano, Anjo, JP;
Junichi Fukumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Shoji Yokoyama, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshimura, Okazaki, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and close the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped.