Patent ID: 7640909
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an engine having at least one intake port; at least one stationary funnel that introduces air into the at least one intake port of the engine; at least one movable funnel positioned on an inlet side of the at least one stationary funnel, at least a portion of the at least one movable funnel located external of the at least one stationary funnel and extending away from the at least one stationary funnel in a non-overlapping relationship, the at least one movable funnel capable of cooperating with the at least one stationary funnel to introduce air into the at least one intake port through a passage defined by a combination of the at least one movable funnel and the at least one stationary funnel and having an intake length greater than that of the at least one stationary funnel alone; a seal member that creates at least a substantial seal between the at least one stationary funnel and the at least one movable funnel when the at least one stationary funnel and the at least one movable funnel are in cooperation with one another; and a retention mechanism that retains the seal member to one of the stationary funnel and the movable funnel to inhibit disengagement of the seal member.