Patent ID: 6792906
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: F01P,F02M

Abstract:
An intake manifold and fill neck for an internal combustion engine, said intake manifold including:a liquid inlet opening for facing upwardly and for receiving liquid, a substantially flat, horizontal bearing surface surrounding said liquid inlet opening, a gasket positioned on said bearing surface, said gasket defining a central opening therein in alignment with said liquid inlet opening of said intake manifold, and said fill neck including: a mounting body having a lower support platform with a footprint sized and shaped substantially the same as said gasket bearing against said gasket, a neck extending upwardly from said mounting body, a liquid passage formed through said mounting body and said neck and in communication with said liquid inlet opening of said intake manifold, said intake manifold further including a collar surrounding said bearing surface of a breadth greater than said gasket and said lower support platform and defining a reservoir with said gasket and said lower support platform for receiving and retaining liquid emitted from said gasket, whereby when liquid is emitted from said liquid inlet opening about said gasket, the emitted liquid will accumulate in said liquid reservoir before over flowing said collar.