Patent ID: 11952068
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. An intake system that takes air through at least one air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, the system comprising
at least one vortex generator that causes a flow of intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct,
the air inlet duct has a distal end portion provided with an intake opening that takes the intake air into the air inlet duct,
the vortex generator is disposed at the intake opening,
the intake system is mounted in a saddle-ride vehicle,
the air inlet duct extends outward in a vehicle width direction from the air cleaner case,
the vortex generator includes: an inlet aperture communicating with the intake opening; and a guide extending forward from the inlet aperture,
the inlet aperture opens toward one side of upper and lower sides, and
the guide includes: a first guide wall extending in a vehicle front-rear direction at the one side relative to the inlet aperture; and a second guide wall connecting a rear end of the first guide wall to a rear end portion of the inlet aperture.