Patent ID: 7107962
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: F02M,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A forced air induction system for supplying compressed induction fluid to an internal combustion engine wherein the engine includes a carburetor, said induction system comprising: a compressor operable to compress inductions fluid for the engine; and a carburetor hat fluidly disposed downstream of the compressor for directing compressed induction fluid into the carburetor, said carburetor hat including an upstream-most inlet defining a central inlet axis, a downstream-most outlet defining a central outlet axis, and an internal chamber defined between the inlet and outlet, said inlet and outlet axes being non-coaxial, said carburetor hat further including an air-diffuser vane disposed within the internal chamber to thereby define a pair of air passageways in the internal chamber wherein each passageway is spaced from the outlet axis, said air-diffuser vane being configured to divert the induction fluid flowing through the internal chamber into at least two separate streams before the induction fluid reaches the outlet axis, said air-diffuser vane being disposed between and spaced from the central inlet axis and the central outlet axis, said air-diffuser vane being generally triangular in configuration and defining at least three sides, a first one of the sides extending generally transverse relative to the inlet axis, the other two sides extending from the first side towards the inlet and converging generally at the inlet axis.