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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Matthias Siercke, Hamburg, DE;
Ulrich Heise, Hamburg, DE;
Joakim Holmgren, Hamburg, DE;
Adeline Gommet, Hamburg, DE;
Matthias Siercke, Hamburg, DE;
Ulrich Heise, Hamburg, DE;
Joakim Holmgren, Hamburg, DE;
Adeline Gommet, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an air inlet for a vehicle comprising an opening with an opening contour in an outer skin of the vehicle; at least one bottom element; one or several walls between the opening contour and the bottom element; and an air guide channel with a longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom element extends from the outer skin of the vehicle to an interior region of the vehicle underneath a border edge of the opening, and the air guide channel adjoins from between the bottom element and the border edge, wherein at least one transition region between the opening contour and the walls at least in some regions comprises an essentially convex-shaped profile that essentially extends parallel to the air guide channel. The air inlet according to the invention is in a position to remove air from a flow boundary layer and to provide said air to air-consuming systems.