Patent ID: 8540043
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B60K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle air intake system, comprising: a grille disposed along a forward end of a vehicle, the grille having one or more inlet apertures for admitting airflow; a bulkhead extending laterally across the vehicle rearwardly of the grille; an intake enclosure having an intake port disposed over the bulkhead; a bulkhead cover extending from the bulkhead to the grille, the bulkhead cover defining a bulkhead cover primary port and a bulkhead cover auxiliary port, both for allowing the airflow admitted by the grille to pass to the intake port of the intake enclosure, wherein the bulkhead cover further includes: wherein the bulkhead cover auxiliary port is defined in the second side wall for receiving additional airflow admitted through the grille and thereby reducing snow ingestion through the bulkhead cover primary port.