Patent ID: 8109811

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; and an air duct for a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the air duct fixed to the vehicle body and comprising: a top duct wall having a sealable access hole penetrating therethrough; a cover for sealing the access hole, the cover comprising a plurality of latch members; a bottom duct wall having a fixing hole penetrating therethrough, first and second opposing side duct walls extending between the top duct wall and the bottom duct wall, the fixing hole receiving a screw to hold the bottom wall against the vehicle body and being aligned with the sealable access hole when the bottom duct wall is connected to the top duct wall via the first and second opposing side duct walls to define an air flow passageway that is in contact with a cover of the sealable access hole and the fastener in the fixing hole, the airflow passageway being defined directly between the top duct wall, the bottom duct wall and the first and second side duct walls to provide a single undivided airflow passageway; and an outer wall around the bottom duct wall, the outer duct wall lying flush with and essentially air-tight against the vehicle body at least in the peripheral area of the fixing hole, wherein a gasket is provided at the fixing hole in the bottom duct wall.