Patent ID: 7543683

Claim:
A resonator assembly for an air intake system of a vehicle, comprising: a resonator chamber that includes a main body, a first port, a second port, a retainer portion of the main body, and a tube mount upper half and a tube mount lower half extending from the retainer portion of the main body; a first tube extending from the first port of the resonator chamber and including a first end and a second distal end located away from the first end, the first tube including an extension structure extending from a side surface of the first tube and spaced from the first port of the resonator chamber; a second tube extending from the second port of the resonator chamber; and an attachment weld portion located between the retainer portion and the first tube, wherein the attachment weld portion includes portions of the tube mount upper half, tube mount lower half, and the extension structure of the first tube which are all in contact with each other at the weld portion to form a bond between each other, the attachment weld portion being spaced from the first port of the resonator chamber.