Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1995-03-17
1997-10-28
Pike, Andrew C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
454146, B60H 128
Patent
active
056810750
ABSTRACT:
A cowl louver for a vehicle permits fresh air to flow into an air intake and prevents entry of snow into the air intake. The cowl louver has a plate-like shaped base and includes at least one mesh portion, formed on the base, in which are formed a plurality of tapered air holes. Each tapered air hole is formed so that the direction of taper is directed inwardly with the larger opening facing to the exterior. Each tapered air hole has a rate of taper that is greater than about 0.1 per each mm of thickness of the mesh portion.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5277656 (1994-01-01), Koukal et al.
patent: 5312295 (1994-05-01), Young
Asaka Seiichi
Komori Takahiro
Nagata Takuji
Pike Andrew C.
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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