Patent ID: 11891941
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A method for guiding fluid flow through a front end compartment of a motor vehicle via a fluid guide duct including a first opening and a second opening, the method comprising:
discharging air flow from a cooling system component into the second opening of the fluid guide duct;
directing the air flow from the second opening to the first opening of the fluid guide duct, the first opening being in fluid communication with a vent formed in a hood of the motor vehicle;
receiving water flow from the vent into the first opening of the fluid guide duct;
directing the water flow along an interior surface of a bottom side of the fluid guide duct; and
discharging the water flow through a slot formed in the bottom surface of the fluid guide duct.