Patent ID: 8528692

Claim:
An air intake duct comprising: a duct body comprising an air flow passage communicating from one end to another end of the duct body and a vent hole communicating from the air flow passage to an outside of the duct body; an air permeable cover member arranged to cover the vent hole; and a holding member extending along an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumferential surface of the duct body to secure the cover member to the duct body, wherein the holding member holds a portion of the cover member at a location different from the vent hole of the duct body, wherein an opening portion is provided in the holding member at a location corresponding to the vent hole of the duct body, wherein the holding member comprises a pair of holding portions opposed to each other across the opening portion, wherein the pair of holding portions presses the cover member against the duct body such that a tension is applied to the cover member, wherein the duct body is formed with a pair of holding receiving portions at locations corresponding to the pair of holding portions, and wherein, with regard to each of the holding portions and a corresponding one of the holding receiving portions, one of the holding portion and the holding receiving portion protrudes toward the other of the holding portion and the holding receiving portion such that the one of the holding portion and the holding receiving portion is inserted into the other of the holding portion and the holding receiving portion to hold the cover member between the holding portion and the holding receiving portion.