Patents Examined by Margueritte J. Macy
  • Patent number: 5482079
    Abstract: An air distributor for use between a super charger and the inlet manifold of an internal combustion engine to uniformly distribute compressed air from the super charger to the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine and to cool the air. The distributor includes a substantially rectangular body having an enlarged opening therethrough and top and bottom surfaces. Top and bottom plates extend along and are secured to the top and bottom surfaces respectively of the body. The top plate has an air inlet opening therethrough adjacent one end thereof. The bottom plate has first and second spaced air outlet openings therethrough. A plurality of ribs are in the opening in the body and between the top and bottom plates to form air passages which distribute the flow of air from the air inlet opening substantially uniformly along the air outlet passages. The body has fins on its outer surface which serve to cool the body and the air therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Inventor: Richard Bozzelli