Claims
- 1. A vehicle component comprising:
a fan shroud portion having a surface including an aperture for accommodating a cooling fan; and an air intake portion supported on said fan shroud portion, said air intake portion and said fan shroud portion together defining at least a portion of an air passageway having an inlet for receiving ambient air and an outlet for connection to an engine throttle.
- 2. The vehicle component according to claim 1, wherein said fan shroud and said air intake portions are constructed from plastic with a weld bead securing said portions together.
- 3. The vehicle component according to claim 1, wherein said fan shroud and said air intake portions further define a noise cancellation conduit portion in fluid communication with said air passageway for providing noise cancellation.
- 4. The vehicle component according to claim 3, wherein said fan shroud and said air intake portions define at least a portion of a Hershel-Quincke tube in fluid communication with said air passageway.
- 5. The vehicle component according to claim 4, wherein said Herschel-Quincke tube has a first passage with opposing ends fluidly intersecting said air passageway at spaced apart nodes, said Herschel-Quincke tube including second and third passages respectively extending from and in fluid communication with said nodes with said second and third passages terminating in terminal ends.
- 6. The vehicle component according to claim 4, wherein said fan shroud portion generally defines a first circumferential portion of said air passageway and said Herschel-Quincke tube and said air intake portion generally defines a second circumferential portion of said air passageway and said Herschel-Quincke tube.
- 7. The vehicle component according to claim 6, wherein air intake portion includes a plurality of pieces secured to said wheel well portion together defining said Herschel-Quincke tube.
- 8. A vehicle comprising:
a fan shroud and a splash shield defining a portion of an engine compartment with an engine disposed in said engine compartment; and at least one said fan shroud and said splash shield having first and second portions secured to one another together defining an air passageway with said air passageway in fluid communication with said engine.
- 9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said fan shroud includes said first and second portions secured to one another together defining said air passageway.
- 10. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said splash shield includes said first and second portions secured to one another defining said air passageway.
- 11. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said first and second portions further define a noise cancellation conduit portion in fluid communication with said air passageway for providing noise cancellation.
- 12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein said noise cancellation conduit portion is fluidly connected to a passive noise cancellation system.
- 13. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein said passive noise cancellation system is a Hershel-Quincke tube in fluid communication with said air passageway.
- 14. A method of forming a splash shield comprising the steps of:
a) forming a fan shroud portion; b) forming an air intake portion; and c) securing the air intake portion to the fan shroud portion to define an air passageway.
- 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the fan shroud portion includes an aperture, and further including the step of installing a cooling fan proximate to the aperture.
- 16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the air intake portion includes a plurality of pieces and further including the step of welding the portions to one another.
- 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the portions of steps a) and b) are formed using an injection molding process.
- 18. The method according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the portions of steps a) and b) are formed using a blow molding process.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/385,378, filed on Jun. 3, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60385378 |
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