Patent ID: 6234130
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: F02B,F02M,F05C

Abstract:
A composite air intake manifold assembly adapted for use with an internal combustion engine comprising:an upper half shell formed from a polymer;a lower half shell formed from a polymer and joined to said upper half shell to define a housing having an internal cavity, said internal cavity including at least a pair of spaced apart generally cylindrical shaped air intake runners, each of said runners including an opened air intake end, adapted to receive atmospheric air, and an opened air inlet end, adapted to be connected to an associated an air inlet side of a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine; andan inner shell disposed within said housing;wherein said housing includes at least one of an integrally molded sensor connection and an integrally molded vacuum tap, said upper half shell joined to said lower half shell by a welding process, and said inner shell joined to said upper half shell and said lower half shell by a welding process.