Patent ID: 9211791
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle air intake system, comprising: a grille disposed along the front portion of an engine compartment; a hood disposed over the engine compartment; an air intake enclosure disposed over a bulkhead extending laterally across the engine compartment, the intake enclosure having an intake port; a bulkhead cover disposed in the engine compartment below the hood for covering the bulkhead, the bulkhead cover having an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being sealingly engaged to both the intake port and the lower part, the lower part defining a bulkhead cover intake port, an airflow path extending from the grille through the bulkhead cover intake port and to the air intake enclosure intake port, the airflow path being defined by the grille and the bulkhead cover, wherein the lower part of the bulkhead cover includes a forward wall, a front end portion of the upper part being sealingly engaged to the forward wall, and wherein the forward wall includes a screen which airflow from the grille passes, the screen extending transverse to the airflow path, the screen being configured to inhibit the flow of water and large particles from entering into the bulkhead cover.