Patent ID: 9108490
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60H,B62D

Abstract:
1. An air supply duct for a vehicle, the air supply duct comprising: a housing having an inlet adapted to receive air from outside of the vehicle and an outlet adapted to convey the air to a vehicle climate control system; and a cowl arranged inside the housing and being adapted to direct the air along an air path such that the air path changes direction within the housing, wherein the cowl has a curved form adapted to form an inner curve of the air path, and the cowl comprises a precipitation collection device arranged to collect precipitation borne by the air from the outside of the vehicle and to remove the precipitation from the air, wherein the curved form comprises a first region that is substantially horizontal and a second region that is substantially vertical when the air supply duct is mounted in the vehicle, such that a vertical plane extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle extends through the first and second regions, and wherein the second region forms a front wall of the cowl, and the cowl further comprises a pair of sidewalls that extend downwardly with respect to the first region when the air supply duct is mounted in the vehicle.