Vehicle Air Intake Housing With Integrated Light Cooling Duct
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air intake devices for vehicles with internal combustion engines have a wide longitudinal width, which increases the overall vehicle width and driving resistance.
Innovation Solution
An air intake device with a channel-shaped air guiding device that integrates a holding device with a heat sink function, incorporating lighting means such as LEDs, reduces the device's width by directing intake air through the holding device to dissipate heat and guide air efficiently, using a plug-in connection for easy assembly, and maintains high flow velocity with minimal fluid friction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the air guiding device extends outward on both sides from the longitudinal center plane to accommodate lighting means, then the lighting means can be properly positioned and cooled, but the overall vehicle width increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device integrates multiple functions: it holds the lighting means, provides heat dissipation through its side walls, and incorporates an air duct to guide intake air. This merging of functions eliminates the need for separate cooling structures and air guiding components, thereby reducing overall vehicle width while maintaining effective heat dissipation.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding device is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously serves as a mounting structure for lighting means, a heat sink through its thermally conductive side walls, and an air guiding channel. This universal design allows a single component to fulfill multiple roles, optimizing space utilization and reducing vehicle width.
2Device complexity
If separate air guiding channels are used outside the holding device, then air flow guidance is simplified, but the device complexity and width increase
Solution Approach 1:
The air duct is integrated directly into the holding device structure, merging the air guiding function with the lighting means mounting structure. This eliminates the need for separate external air guiding channels, thereby reducing vehicle width and component count while maintaining effective air flow guidance for cooling.
3Temperature
If the air duct is positioned to maximize cooling efficiency, then heat dissipation from lighting means improves, but the air guiding device width increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device features side walls with high thermal conductivity specifically positioned adjacent to the air duct, creating a localized heat dissipation path. This local quality enhancement ensures efficient heat transfer from the lighting means to the intake air without requiring the entire device to be widened, as only specific regions need enhanced cooling properties.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device achieves a reduced vehicle width, enhances engine performance through dynamic pressure buildup and heat dissipation, and improves fuel efficiency by minimizing air resistance and fluid friction.
Implementation Method 1
the respective receiving surface has a surface which is designed to transfer heat emitted by the illuminant to the respective side wall
Implementation Method 2
wherein the holding device has an air duct adjacent to the lighting means, which is connected to the air ducting device in an air-conducting manner
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AI summary
An air intake device (1) for a vehicle (2) equipped with an internal combustion engine (3) is proposed, comprising a purified intake air for combustion leading towards the internal combustion engine (3) and an air filter element (6) as well as a housing (7) accommodating the air filter element (6) and at least one air guide device (8), which is designed in a channel shape and is provided for guiding intake air to the housing (7), wherein the air guide device (8) extends in the area between a holding device (12) and the housing (7) and the holding device (12) is designed to accommodate at least one light source (25) and has an air guide channel (15) adjacent to the light source (25), which is connected to the air guide device (8) in an air-conducting manner.