Patent ID: 7861822
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an enclosure defining an engine compartment, the engine compartment enclosing an internal combustion engine; a separator wall extending from a rear portion of the engine compartment to a forward portion of the engine compartment, wherein the separator wall has at least one stepped portion therebetween and extends from a first side of the enclosure to a second side of the enclosure; wherein the engine compartment is at least partially separated into an upper portion and a lower portion by the separator wall, wherein airflow between the upper and lower portions is prevented by the separator wall, and wherein the lower portion defines an airflow passageway providing airflow between the rear portion of the engine compartment and the forward portion of the engine compartment across a forward plane oriented transverse to a distal edge of the separator wall.