Adhesively bonded plastic automotive air intake assembly

Details Adhesively bonded plastic automotive air intake assembly Adhesively bonded plastic automotive air intake assembly

1996-07-03

2000-02-08

Okonsky, David A.

Internal-combustion engines

Intake manifold

Manifold material or composition

12318421, F02M 3510

Patent

active

060217537

ABSTRACT:
A bonded multi-piece plastic automotive air intake assembly having first and second housing members that include a 3-dimensional mating surface. The first member has a continuous first perimeter edge and the second member has a continuous second perimeter edge. The first perimeter edge has a central tongue portion that extends outwardly from the first edge. The tongue portion has first and second wall surfaces. The second peripheral edge has a groove extending inwardly from the second peripheral edge and mates with the tongue portion. The tongue portion and groove form a U-shaped channel that receives an adhesive therebetween. The adhesive forms a continuous bead that seals the channel between the first and second housing members. A plurality of alignment spacers are positioned between the tongue portion and the groove to align the tongue portion centrally within the groove.

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