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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Masao Ino, Toyota, JP;
Osamu Sato, Takahama, JP;
Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air intake device includes a cooler and a surge tank accommodating the cooler. The air intake device is to be connected to a cylinder head of an engine. The cylinder head includes an intake port that accommodates an intake valve. The cooler has a refrigerant passage through which refrigerant flows and an air passage through which intake air flows. The surge tank has a connector connected to the cylinder head. The cooler has a protrusion protruding from the connector toward the intake valve.