Patent ID: 9004036
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intake manifold assembly, comprising: an intake manifold body defining an interior manifold cavity; a throttle mount coupled to the intake manifold body and defining a mount passage in fluid communication with the interior manifold cavity, the throttle mount being configured to be coupled to a throttle assembly; and a supplemental gas conduit including a first supplemental gas conduit portion coupled to the intake manifold body, wherein the first supplemental gas conduit portion is configured to be coupled to a supplemental gas source, the first supplemental gas conduit portion is monolithically formed with the intake manifold body, the first supplemental gas conduit portion is not in direct fluid communication with the interior manifold cavity, the supplemental gas conduit further includes a second supplemental gas conduit portion in fluid communication with the first supplemental gas conduit portion, and the second supplemental gas conduit portion is coupled to the throttle mount and is configured to deliver supplemental gases into the mount passage to mix the supplemental gases with intake air flowing through the mount passage.