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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Joshua Stuckey, Leola, PA (US);
James Robinson, Delaware, OH (US);
Justin J. Chiodo, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Mahendra Kute, Northville, MI (US);
Brandy Kay Laakso, Marysville, OH (US);
Joshua Stuckey, Leola, PA (US);
James Robinson, Delaware, OH (US);
Justin J. Chiodo, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Mahendra Kute, Northville, MI (US);
Brandy Kay Laakso, Marysville, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The compartment comprises an internal combustion engine including an air intake manifold and an electrical storage battery. The battery is housed in a storage box and an air intake system supplies air to the air intake manifold and the battery storage box. The air intake system has an inlet supplying air to a flow diverter. The flow diverter has a main channel including a bend dividing the main channel into a first passage and a second passage tangential to the first passage. The second passage is in fluid communication with the air intake manifold. The flow diverter includes an outlet facing the first passage which is in fluid communication with the battery storage box.