An air induction system includes a hood inlet duct having a first induction inlet and an air induction plenum assembly having a second induction inlet. The air induction system also includes an air box in fluid communication with the air induction plenum and the hood inlet duct. The air box defines an inner box cavity. The air induction system also includes a panel filter disposed inside the air box, wherein the panel filter divides the inner box cavity so that the first induction inlet and the second induction inlet are upstream of the panel filter.

A method and a system to eliminate the flow of accumulated liquid water from the intake manifold into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. Particularly, the disclosed inventive concept provides a negative draft to the top of a water containment feature in the form of opposed baffles. The baffles increase the minimum angle the water has to reach to overflow out of the intake manifold and into the cylinders. The angle required to overflow is a composition of gravity and the acceleration of the vehicle. If the maximum acceleration (and thus maximum water angle) is less than the designed negative draft overflow protection, there will not be expected overflow. The water containment reservoir includes two opposed side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a base. Each side wall has an upper end. The baffle extends from the upper end of at least one side wall.

An intake manifold M1 includes: a surge tank 10, formed in an elongated tubular shape in a direction of a predetermined axis S; branch pipes 20, extending from the surge tank; an upstream tubular part 50, continuous on an upstream side of the surge tank; an opening part 60, open at an upstream end of the upstream tubular part; a flange part 70, formed around the opening part; an annular seal groove 80, formed at the flange part around the opening part; and fastening parts 90, formed at the flange part around the annular seal groove to fasten a throttle unit. A groove width of the annular seal groove 80 is formed to decrease in the vicinity of the fastening part.

An intake manifold 2 suitable for an engine includes: a surge tank 100, die-molded to temporarily store intake air; and a plurality of branch pipes 211, 212, 213, 311, 312, 313, in communication with the surge tank. The surge tank 100 includes: a boss part 111, having a cylindrical shape; and boss reinforcement ribs 114, extending in a direction toward a center S of the boss part and connected with the boss part, the boss part and the boss reinforcement ribs being integrally formed on an outer wall of the surge tank.

An engine includes a plurality of cylinders, a gas chamber, and a heat shielding member. The plurality of cylinders are provided along a crankshaft. The gas chamber extends from a first end portion toward a second end portion in a direction of an axial line of the crankshaft and distributes gas into the plurality of cylinders. The heat shielding member is provided in the gas chamber. The heat shielding member extends from the first end portion toward the second end portion and shields heat radiated from an inner wall surface of the gas chamber.

An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine having at least one runner having a top end, a bottom end, a front side, and a back side defining a hollow interior space wherein the top end has a first height greater than a second height of the bottom end, and a port for receiving air into the hollow interior space, the back side having cylinder holes aligning with cylinder head openings of the internal combustion engine and bolt holes for receiving bolts, each bolt having a bolt head and a bolt thread, the front side having access holes aligning with the bolt holes, such that the intake manifold can be secured to the internal combustion engine with no portion of the bolt thread lying within the hollow interior space of the intake manifold thus preventing obstruction of air circulation through the hollow interior space.

A method and system to restrict the flow of accumulated liquid water from the intake manifold into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine by reducing the velocity of contained liquid water as it moves through the containment feature during vehicle maneuvering are disclosed. The body of the intake manifold includes a water containment feature having a water containment reservoir having an open upper portion and water-restricting interior walls. A water passageway is provided in each interior wall. The water passageway may be of any of several shapes, including a V-shape notch extending from the top of the wall. The interior wall is a central interior wall and the containment reservoir further includes an intermediate interior wall between the side walls that intersects the central interior wall. The water passageway is formed in at least one of the interior walls and may be formed in all of the walls.

An intake manifold assembly has one or more shells coupled together and coupled to a cover. When the manifold cover, or other exterior surface, is rounded, the manifold does not sit stably on a flat surface when the rounded surface is placed onto the flat surface. The manifold may roll off a table and be damaged. To mitigate such situation, the rounded surface is provided with at least two standoffs extending outwardly from a surface of the cover with distal ends of the standoffs substantially lying in a common plane. The standoffs have a central axis and the standoffs extend outwardly from the surface along the central axis at least as far as any other feature of the intake manifold assembly.

An off-road vehicle has: a frame including a rollover protection structure; two front wheels; two rear wheels; at least one seat; an internal combustion engine disposed rearward of the at least one seat, and being operatively connected at least one of: the two rear wheels, and the two front wheels; an engine air intake system fluidly connected to the engine for supplying air to the engine; a heat exchanger supported by the frame for cooling a vehicle fluid; a plenum defined at least in part by the heat exchanger, the plenum being disposed rearward of the at least one seat, an inlet of the engine air intake system being disposed in the plenum for supplying air from the plenum to the engine, and air from the plenum flowing over the heat exchanger for cooling the vehicle fluid; and a plenum air intake for supplying air to the plenum.

The invention relates to an air duct arrangement (100), in particular a charge air duct for a turbocharged engine, having an inlet air duct (60), a cooler (10) with an inlet (37) and an outlet (38), the cooler (10) having at least one air flow path portion (12, 14, 16, 18) extending between the inlet (37) and the outlet (38) along a longitudinal elongation (66) of the cooler (10) and having an outlet aperture (13, 15, 17, 19), and at least two runners (22, 24, 26, 28) of an air intake manifold (20) of an engine (40). The cooler (10) is arranged between the inlet air duct (60) and the runners (22, 24, 26, 28). Each runner (22, 24, 26, 28) has an inlet aperture (23, 25. 27, 29) and the outlet (38) of the cooler (10) is providing connection interfaces (73, 75, 77, 79) for the inlet apertures (23, 25. 27, 29) of the runners (22, 24, 26, 28).