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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Mann+hummel Gmbh, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Michael Desjardins, Willow Spring, NC (US);
MANN+HUMMEL GMBH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
An air duct for an air induction system of a combustion engine. The air duct includes an air duct, a frame and a hydrocarbon adsorbing member. The air duct housing including a first end and a second end. A fluid path extends between the first and second ends. The frame is disposed in the fluid path. The hydrocarbon adsorbing member is generally planar and is retained within the frame such that first and second opposing planar sides of the hydrocarbon adsorbing member are exposed to the fluid path. The housing may include a first portion carrying the frame. The hydrocarbon adsorbing element may be retained within the frame by a second portion of the housing.