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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Daisuke Saeki, Kakogawa, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Daisuke Saeki, Kakogawa, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An air intake duct () for fluid connecting between an air intake control valve unit () and a supercharger () includes a duct inlet () fluid connected with an outlet port () of the air intake control valve () and oriented in a first direction (D), a duct outlet () fluid connected with a suction port () of the supercharger () and oriented in a second direction (D) substantially perpendicular to the first direction (D), and a duct body () for defining an air intake passage () extending from the duct inlet () to the duct outlet (). The duct body () has a portion confronting the duct outlet (), which is formed with a guide projection () that protrudes towards the duct outlet ().