Patent ID: 9664152
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F02B,F02M,Y02T

Claim:
1. An induction assembly for a supercharged internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said induction assembly comprising: a monolithic unitary housing member; said monolithic housing member bounding a bounded super charger rotor portal, a super charger access portal, a first central intercooler portal, and opposed second and third intercooler portals; said monolithic housing member forming a bounded air distribution plenum in a flow communication from said super charger rotor portal through said super charger access portal into said first central intercooler portal and to each said second and third intercooler portal; a super charger having a rotor assembly operative to produce a pressurized air through said super charger access portal; a first central intercooler assembly in said air distribution plenum receiving said pressurized air and passing a first cooled air to said air distribution plenum; said air distribution plenum splitting and passing said first cooled air to a second side intercooler assembly and an opposed third side intercooler assembly; said second and said third side intercooler assemblies passing a second cooled air to opposed air inlet members external to said monolithic unitary housing member; a central air guidance rib projecting inwardly along an airflow pathway from an inner surface of said monolithic housing member and toward said first central intercooler assembly operative to split a laminar airflow toward respective said second and said third side intercooler assemblies; and a plurality of lateral air guidance ribs projecting inwardly along said airflow pathway, and perpendicular to said central air guidance rib, being operative for guiding a laminar airflow from said first central intercooler to respective said second and third side intercooler assemblies.