The present disclosure generally relates to an air suction hose to supply outside fresh air to an engine of a vehicle. More particularly the present disclosure relates to an air suction hose with dual opening that is one primary opening and one secondary opening to supply fresh air.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Engine in vehicles supplies power to tires of the vehicles to make them move and run. Fuel and oxygen are required to be supplied to the engine for its continuous operation, as fuel burns in the presence of the oxygen after getting enough heat or spark. The oxygen is present in the environmental air, which is a mixture of gases, and this air present in the outside environment, is supplied to the engine through a proper channel. The air is also filtered firstly so that dust or unwanted particles, which are harmful for the engine, can be filtered out. [0003] Outside air is sucked by an engine through an air inlet hose, which is provided with an opening. Further, the air is passed through an air inlet hose and then to the air cleaner where the air is filtered to remove foreign particles and then passed to the engine.
[0004] However, in case of waterlogging or water hammering during rain, there is a chance that the opening provided at the air inlet hose, which sucks the outside air, sometimes may get submerged in the water, thus cutting the supply of the air. Therefore, to avoid such difficult situation to happen there is need to provide a solution to this problem so that air can be supplied to the engine continuously even when the vehicle passes through the waterlogged areas.

[0005] The primary objective of the present subject matter is to provide such an
air suction hose to solve the problem of water ingress inside the engine during air
suction
[0006] Another objective of the present subject matter is to provide an air
suction hose, with a secondary opening in addition to a primary opening, so that
continuous airflow to the engine can be maintained when the vehicle passes
through deep-water wading situation and when primary opening is submerged into
water.
[0007] Another objective of the present subject matter is to provide an air
suction hose with a simple design so that it can be accommodated in the engine
cabin.
[0008] Another objective of the present subject matter is to provide an air
suction hose with an easy assembly in the existing design of the other components
and no effect on the production rate of the vehicle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[0009] The subject matter disclosed herein refers to an air suction hose to pass the fresh air from the environment, to an engine air cleaner due to the suction pressure created inside the air suction hose, which is further cleaned by the engine air cleaner to supply it to the engine of the vehicle by, removing the dust particles or unwanted matter from the outside fresh air and supply only clean air inside the engine.
[0010] In the present subject matter, it discloses an air suction hose to supply outside air to an engine air cleaner of a vehicle, the air suction hose comprises a front end and a rear end , wherein the rear end is connected to the engine air cleaner, wherein a primary opening is provided at a first portion of the air suction hose, wherein a conduit is provided at a second portion of the air suction hose, wherein one end of the conduit, other than the end which is connected to the second portion , is a secondary opening, wherein the secondary opening faces the primary opening, wherein the secondary opening is provided at an elevated height

compared to the primary opening, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of ribs
extended from the one end to its another end.
[0011] In an aspect, wherein a stopper is provided at the first portion behind the
primary opening, wherein the first stopper is connected to a first mounting of
body panel.
[0012] In an aspect, wherein the stopper includes a plurality of ribs, wherein the
plurality of ribs are at a periphery of the stopper.
[0013] In an aspect, the air suction hose includes a third portion between the
first portion and the second portion, wherein the third portion is of U shape.
[0014] In an aspect, wherein a quarter bellow is provided at a connection of the
third portion and the second portion.
[0015] In an aspect, wherein a plurality of gussets are provided along the
periphery of a connection of conduit and the second portion.
[0016] In an aspect, wherein the quarter bellow is flexible and is adapted to
expand and squeeze.
[0017] In order to further understand the characteristics and technical contents
of the present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with
reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative
only but not used to limit scope of the present subject matter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
[0018] Some non-limiting exemplary embodiments or features of the disclosed
subject matter are illustrated in the following drawings.
[0019] Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an assembly of an air suction
hose and an engine air cleaner mounted on the body panel, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present subject matter;
[0020] Fig. 2 illustrates the perspective view of an air suction hose, in
accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter;
[0021] Fig. 3 illustrates the front view of the vehicle illustrating the mounting
of the air suction hose and the air cleaner on the body panel.

[0022] With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown, are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of some embodiments of the invention. In this regard, the description taken with the drawings makes apparent to those skilled in the art how embodiments of the invention may be practiced.
[0023] Identical, duplicate, equivalent, or similar structures, elements, or parts that appear in one or more drawings are generally labelled with the same reference numeral, optionally with an additional letter or letters to distinguish between similar entities or variants of entities, and may not be repeatedly labeled and/or described. References to previously presented elements are implied without necessarily further citing the drawing or description in which they appear. [0024] Dimensions of components and features shown in the figures are chosen for convenience or clarity of presentation and are not necessarily shown to scale or true perspective. For convenience or clarity, some elements or structures are not shown or shown only partially and/or with different perspective or from different point of views.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:
[0025] It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles of the present subject matter. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present subject matter. It should also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that by devising various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its spirit and scope. Furthermore, all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly, to be for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the present subject matter and the concepts contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. The novel features that are believed to be characteristic of the present

subject matter, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. [0026] These and other advantages of the present subject matter would be described in more detail with reference to the following figures. It should be noted that the description merely illustrates the principles of the present subject matter. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its scope. [0027] Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an assembly of an air suction hose 200 and an engine air cleaner 300 mounted on a body panel 700 of a vehicle. The air suction hose 200 comprises a front end 101 and a rear end 102. The rear end 102 is connected to the engine air cleaner 300. A primary opening 103 is provided at a first portion 400 of the air suction hose 200. Further, a conduit 105 is provided at a second portion 500 of the air suction hose 200, where one end 105b of the conduit 105, other than the end 105a which is connected to the second portion 500, is a secondary opening 500. Furthermore, the secondary opening 104 faces the primary opening 103, and the secondary opening 104 is provided at an elevated height compared to the primary opening 103, wherein the conduit 105 includes a plurality of ribs 110 extended from the one end 105a to the another end 105b of the conduit 105.
[0028] In an embodiment, referring to Fig. 1 of the present subject matter, the first portion 400 having the front end 101 is mounted over the second mounting 700b of the body panel 700 and the second end 106, being stopped with the help of the stopper 106 against the first mounting 700a of body panel 700, and a plurality of ribs 120 on the outer periphery of the stopper 106 which provides rigidity to the first portion 400 and the primary opening 103 of the air suction hose 200.
[0029] Further, the first portion 400 is connected with the third portion 600, wherein third portion is circular or U in shape and continues till the quarter bellow 107, which is provided at an angle to ease the assembly process of the air suction

hose 200 in a closed/limited space. The quarter bellow 107 is being made to expand and squeeze to help in the easy assembly of the air suction hose 200 in the limited/closed space.
[0030] Further, the third portion 600 gets connected with the second portion 500 and quarter bellow 107 is provided in between the second portion 500 and the third portion 600. In the second portion of the air suction hose 500, the conduit 105 is provided with the one end 105b of the conduit 105 rests on the second portion 500 of the air suction hose 200 while the other end 105a of the conduit 105 ends in the secondary opening 104. The secondary opening 105 isat an elevated height as compared to the level/height of the primary opening 104. The conduit 105 is provided with the plurality of ribs 110 on its outer surface, which extends from one end 105b to the other end 105a and these plurality of ribs 110 provides rigidity to the conduit 105 and to strengthen the conduit. The conduit 105 is also provided with a plurality of gussets 130 at its one end 105b resting on the second portion 500 of the air suction hose 200. The plurality of gussets 130 ensures the lower end 105b rigidity of the conduit 105.
[0031] Further referring to the Fig. 1 of the present subject matter, the air is sucked from the environment with the help of the suction pressure created by the engine air cleaner 300, and this outside air which is a mixture of gases containing oxygen, helps in the burning of the fuel in the engine, as this outside air is supplied to the engine after being sucked by the engine air cleaner 300 with the help of the air suction hose 200. This air from the environment passes through the primary opening 103 and the secondary opening 104 due to the suction pressure created by the engine air cleaner 300. The outside air passing through the primary opening 103 firstly passes through the first portion 400 to the third portion 600 and then to the second portion 500 and in the second portion 500 air being sucked through the secondary opening 104 also gets mixed with each other which is finally sucked by the engine air cleaner 300 to supply to the engine. [0032] Referring to the Fig. 3 of the present subject matter which illustrates the front view of the vehicle with the mounting of the air suction hose 200 on the body panel 700 of the vehicle. When the vehicle is made to pass through water

wading conditions such that water level through which the vehicle is made to pass is high enough to reach the level of the primary opening 103. In such conditions, the primary opening 103 gets submerged in the water, then the outside air stops passing through the primary opening 103, but the secondary opening 104 keeps on supplying the outside air being sucked by the engine air cleaner 300 as the secondary opening 104 is at a level/height higher than the level of the primary opening 103. This will prevent the engine from halting as continuous air supply to the engine helps the engine to run even when the vehicle is made to pass through the water wading conditions and will not let water enter inside the engine. [0033] Further referring to the fig. 2 of the present subject matter, illustrates the perspective view of an air suction hose. The air suction hose 200 comprises a front end 101 and a rear end 102. The rear end 102 is connected to the engine air cleaner 300 (not shown in Fig. 2). A primary opening 103 is provided at a first portion 400 of the air suction hose 200. A conduit 105 is provided at a second portion 500 of the air suction hose 200. One end 105b of the conduit 105, other than the end 105a which is connected to the second portion 500, is a secondary opening 104. Further, the secondary opening 104 faces the primary opening 103, and the secondary opening 104 is provided at an elevated height compared to the primary opening 103. Furthermore, the conduit 105 includes a plurality of ribs 110 extended from the one end 105a to the another end 105b of the conduit 105. [0034] Referring to the Fig. 2, the outside air passing from the primary opening 103 and the secondary opening 104 mixes in the second portion 500 of the air suction hose 200 and comes out from the end 102 of the air suction hose 200. The air coming out of the end 102 then passes to the engine air cleaner 300. [0035] Thus to avoid the halt of the engine due to the water ingress in the primary opening of the air suction inlet hose, a secondary opening has been provided in the air suction hose. With such openings, in case water ingresses in the primary opening, supply of outside fresh air can be maintained to the air cleaner to prevent the halt of the engine due to air/oxygen deficient conditions and creating a very difficult situation for the driver of the vehicle wading through the water wading conditions.

[0036] TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENT:
[0037] Compact size of the air suction hose to avoid any design complexities of
the engine cabin or the components attached to the air suction hose.
[0038] Easy assembly of the air suction hose in a minimal time with the help of
the quarter bellow provided on the front end of the primary opening of the air
suction hose.
[0039] As the primary and secondary opening faces each other so the air
entering through both the openings, is of same nature to avoid any other problems
related to the air quality.
[0040] Water hammering condition of the engine rules out as the secondary
opening has been provided in the air suction hose.
[0041] The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all
means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include
any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with
other claimed elements as specifically claimed. As used herein, the singular forms
"a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms
"comprising", "including" and/or "having" and other conjugations of these terms,
when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers,
steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence
or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,
components, and/or groups thereof.
[0042] The terminology used herein, should not be understood as limiting,
unless otherwise specified, and is for the purpose of describing particular
embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosed subject
matter. While certain embodiments of the disclosed subject matter have been
illustrated and described, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to the
embodiments described herein. Numerous modifications, changes, variations,
substitutions and equivalents are not precluded.
[0043] The above description does not provide specific details of the
manufacture or design of the various components. Those, of skill in the art are

familiar with such details, and unless departures from those techniques are set out, techniques, known, related art or later developed designs and materials should be employed. Those in the art are capable of choosing suitable manufacturing and design details.
[0044] Further, the terminology used herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. It will be appreciated that several of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be combined into other systems or applications. Those skilled in the art therein may subsequently make various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as encompassed by the following claims.
[0045] The claims, as originally presented and as they may be amended, encompass variations, alternatives, modifications, improvements, equivalents, and substantial equivalents of the embodiments and teachings disclosed herein, including those that are presently unforeseen or unappreciated, and that, for example, may arise from applicants/patentees and others.
[0046] It will be appreciated that variants of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be combined into many other different systems or applications. Various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art, which are also intended to be encompassed by the following claims.

An air suction hose (200) to supply outside air to an engine air cleaner (300) of a vehicle, the air suction hose (200) comprises:
a front end (101) and a rear end (102), wherein the rear end (102)
is connected to the engine air cleaner (300),
wherein a primary opening (103) is provided at a first portion (400)
of the air suction hose (200),
wherein a conduit (105) is provided at a second portion (500) of
the air suction hose (200),
wherein one end (105b) of the conduit (105), other than the end
(105a) which is connected to the second portion (500), is a
secondary opening (500), wherein the secondary opening (104)
faces the primary opening (103),
wherein the secondary opening (104) is provided at an elevated
height compared to the primary opening (103),
wherein the conduit (105) includes a plurality of ribs (110)
extended from the one end (105a) to the another end (105b) of the
conduit (105).

we claim

2. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stopper (106) is provided at the first portion (400) behind the primary opening (103), wherein the first stopper (106) is connected to a first mounting (700a) of body panel (700).
3. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the stopper (106) includes a plurality of ribs (120), wherein the plurality of ribs (120) are at a periphery of the stopper (106).
4. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 1, includes a third portion (600) between the first portion (400) and the second portion (500), wherein the third portion (600) is of U shape.

5. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 4, wherein a quarter bellow (107) is provided at a connection of the third portion (600) and the second portion (500).
6. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of gussets (130) are provided along the periphery of a connection of conduit (105) and the second portion (500).
7. The air suction hose (200) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the quarter bellow (107) is flexible and is adapted to expand and squeeze.