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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Hiromitsu Shiina, Saitama, JP;
Yukinori Kurakawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiromasa Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Ranju Imao, Saitama, JP;
Teppei Maeda, Saitama, JP;
Hiromitsu Shiina, Saitama, JP;
Yukinori Kurakawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiromasa Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Ranju Imao, Saitama, JP;
Teppei Maeda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle intake duct surrounds a high-flow intake passage, which ensures flow capacity and does not spatially restrict other components. The vehicle includes an engine attached to a vehicle body frame, with the intake duct interconnecting an air cleaner and a throttle body, a transmission for sending engine output to wheels, and a seat mounted on an upper longitudinal frame section of the vehicle body frame. The air cleaner is also provided on the upper longitudinal frame section forward of the seat. The intake duct includes a first extending portion descending rearwardly and downwardly from an outlet of the air cleaner and passing laterally of the throttle body, a curved portion extending rearwardly from the first extending portion and toward a center of the vehicle body frame, and a second extending portion wound around toward a rear portion of the throttle body and connected thereto.