Patent ID: 9574528
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F02M

Claim:
1. An exhaust gas recirculation adapter for an air intake system of an engine, the exhaust gas recirculation adapter comprising: a tube portion defining an interior space therein; and a protrusion provided on an inner surface of a bottom section of the tube portion and projecting into the interior space of the tube portion, the protrusion including a first wall facing exhaust gases and a second wall facing intake air, the first wall and the second wall defining a height and a width of the protrusion such that the height and the width are less than a diameter of the tube portion; and wherein the first wall includes a concave shaped surface configured to provide a surface for impacting of the exhaust gases flowing in a direction opposite to the intake air and deflecting the impacted exhaust gases in a direction of flow of the intake air.