Patent ID: 6152096
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B60R,F02M

Abstract:
In an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle that houses an internal combustion engine having an air intake system and that also contains an electrical system storage battery in spaced apart relation to the engine, the storage battery comprising a casing having an exterior containing positive and negative battery terminals via which the storage battery connects to an electrical system of the vehicle;duct structure that forms a portion of the air intake system and comprises an inlet at which intake air enters and a passageway that conveys the intake air from the inlet, lengthwise through the passageway, to an outlet;a portion of the length of the passageway being disposed in covering relation to an enclosure that associates with a tray on which the battery casing is supported to enclose the battery casing;the enclosure comprising a top that covers a top of the battery casing and a perimeter wall extending downward from the top to the tray in covering relation to the perimeter of the battery casing.