INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine having a housing having a uniformly thick, outwardly facing arch shaped elongated arm for mounting to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine with an outer surface of the arm having an outwardly facing projection disposed along a portion of a length of the elongated arm. The projection is integrally formed with the arm. The projection is at, or proximate to, the apex of the arch of the arch shaped arm.
1 . An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a housing having a uniformly thick, outwardly facing hollow arch shaped arm for mounting to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine;
wherein an outer surface of the arm has an outwardly facing projection’
2 . The intake manifold recited in claim 1 wherein the arm is elongated and wherein the projection is disposed along a portion of a length of the elongated arm.
3 . The intake manifold recited in claim 1 wherein the projection is integrally formed with the arm.
4 . The intake manifold recited in claim 1 wherein the projection is at, or proximate to, the apex of the arch of the arch shaped arm.
5 . The intake manifold recited n claim 4 wherein the projection is integrally formed with the arm.
6 . A motor vehicle, comprising:
an internal combustion engine compartment disposed in a front end portion of the vehicle, such compartment having disposed therein:
a radiator; and
an internal combustion engine, disposed rearward of the radiator; having an intake manifold having an outer arch shaped housing, such housing having a plurality of projections integrally formed with the housing and projecting from the housing in a direction facing in the radiator.
7 . A motor vehicle, comprising:
an internal combustion engine compartment disposed in a front end portion of the vehicle, such compartment having disposed therein:
a radiator; and
an internal combustion engine, disposed rearward of the radiator; having an intake manifold, comprising:
a housing having a uniformly thick, outwardly facing arch shaped arm for mounting to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine;
wherein an outer surface of the arm has an outwardly facing projection.
8 . The motor vehicle recited in claim 7 wherein the arm is elongated and wherein the projection is disposed along a portion of a length of the elongated arm.
9 . The motor vehicle recited n claim 7 wherein the projection is integrally formed with the arm.
10 . The motor vehicle recited in claim 7 wherein the projection is at, or proximate to, the apex of the arch of the arch shaped arm.
11 . The motor vehicle recited in claim 10 wherein the projection is integrally formed with the arm.