Patent ID: 7934582
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: B60R,F02M

Abstract:
1. A noise and vibration reduction system for an engine mounted to a body, the engine being operative to drive one or more engine driven components for use by the body, comprising: an air intake silencer coupled to an air intake of the engine, the air intake silencer including one or more interior walls and an outer cylindrical wall forming a closed wall, a partially open air intake opening, and an exit port, the one or more interior walls including a series of baffles, each baffle from the series of baffles forming a hole with a flap hanging from an end of the hole, where air entering the air intake silencer must pass through the series of baffles before entering the engine which reduces sound waves introduced to the engine through the air intake and smoothes air flow into the engine, wherein the one or more interior walls include: