Patent ID: 9217400
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. An intake apparatus comprising: a bottomed tubular case having an opened end and formed with an inflow port; a cover formed with an outflow port and configured to close the opened end of the case; an air cleaner disposed between the case and the cover and provided with a filter member dividing an interior of the air cleaner into a clean side positioned on the outflow port side and a dust side positioned on the inflow port side; and an outdoor air duct configured to introduce outdoor air into the air cleaner, wherein the air cleaner and the outdoor air duct are connected through a fitting duct, the fitting duct includes a wall section defining the dust side together with the case, and the wall section is assembled along the perpendicular direction with respect to the inflow port, wherein the fitting duct is configured to be inserted along the perpendicular direction to thereby connect the air cleaner and the outdoor air duct, after assembling the air cleaner and the outdoor air duct to a vehicle, and wherein the inflow port is provided with a pair of side edges formed along an assembling direction of the fitting duct and with a lower end edge connecting lower end portions of the side edges, and a fitting member for fitting the paired side edges and the lower end edge is formed to the wall section.