Patent ID: 6322440
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B60H,B62D

Abstract:
An outside air intake structure of an automobile, the automobile comprising a hood and a windshield, the outside air intake structure comprising:a) a cowl panel disposed between the hood and the windshield of the automobile, the cowl panel having a cowl panel opening for taking an outside air into the automobile;b) a dash panel comprising a dash panel opening such that the outside air is allowed to pass through the cowl panel opening and then the dash panel opening; andc) a duct disposed on the dash panel to surround the dash panel opening thereby such that the outside air is allowed to pass through the cowl panel opening, then the duct, and then the dash panel opening, the duct comprising a duct opening at an end thereof for taking the outside air into the duct, the duct extending in a forward direction of the automobile such that the duct opening is disposed in a more forward position than the cowl panel opening in a fore-and-aft direction of the automobile.