Patent ID: 8061323

Claim:
A flow guide element in an intake tract of an internal combustion engine for guiding the flow of a fluid medium, comprising: a flow tube having an elbow for diverting the flow, in a region of the elbow; and at least one flow baffle, the flow baffle situated in an air filter in the region of the elbow, the flow baffle having at least one deflector designed to favor the diversion of the flow, the deflector having an opening, passing through the flow baffle, in at least one area, the opening extending from a luff side of the flow baffle to a lee side of the flow baffle, thereby allowing for the flow of the fluid medium from the luff side to the lee side and for generating longitudinal swirls in the flow of the fluid medium on the lee side, wherein the flow guide element is situated between a filter unit of the air filter and a connection piece.