Modular snorkel system for off-road vehicles

摘要

A modular snorkel system for an off-road vehicle has a hollow main body that normally is hidden from view behind a fender of the vehicle. The main body terminates at its upper end in an intake mount that projects upwardly from an end of the forward cowl of the vehicle. The other end of the main body is coupled to an end of an air tube that is configured to be routed through the engine bay of the vehicle, again normally hidden from view. The other end of the air tube is coupled through an elbow to the air filter housing of the vehicle. Various intake modules such as a low intake module, a high intake module, an in-line filter module, and others can be mounted to the intake mount of the main body to accommodate different hostile off-road conditions such as water fording and operation in deserts.

主权项

1. A snorkel for a vehicle having a front outer fender, a front inner fender, an engine compartment, and an air box within the engine compartment through which intake air is drawn, the snorkel comprising:
an air tube defining an internal passageway and being in fluid communication at one end with the air box with the air tube extending rearwardly within the engine compartment to an opposite end; a main body defining an internal passageway and being in fluid communication at an outlet end with the opposite end of the air tube, the main body being configured to extend upwardly between the outer front fender and the inner front fender of the vehicle to an upper end so that a major portion of the main body is substantially hidden from view; and an intake mount coupled to the upper end of the main body to which intake modules can be selectively attached, the intake mount being exposed above the front outer fender of the vehicle.