Engine induction air system having improved air filter accessibi

Details Engine induction air system having improved air filter accessibi Engine induction air system having improved air filter accessibi

1996-12-18

1998-04-21

Solis, Erick R.

Internal-combustion engines

Accessories

Covers, trays, vibrators, corrosion inhibitors, air filters

55480, 55481, 553853, 55DIG28, F02M 3504

Patent

active

057407746

ABSTRACT:
In installed position, a filter, comprising a removable particulate filter medium, is disposed in an induction air passage in circumferentially perimetrically sealed relation with the passage side wall. The passage wall has an opening providing for a drawer to be slid into and out of the passage. The drawer has a perimeter that bounds an open center and that supports the filter in covering relation to the open center. Once the drawer has been slid into the passage sufficiently to have passed the filter completely into the passage, the filter abuts the passage wall to prevent further insertion of the filter. Thereupon, continued sliding of the drawer into the passage moves the filter transversely into perimetrically sealed relation with the passage wall, thereby constraining air to pass through the filter medium. The filter is supported in final position by underlying support surfaces on the drawer. The drawer face provides a closure for closing the passage side wall opening upon full insertion of the drawer into the passage. For service, the drawer is slid out of the passage by manually grasping a pull on the exterior of the drawer face. Initial pulling of the drawer out of the passage is converted into bodily movement of the filter out of sealed relation with the passage wall to a position that allows the filter to pass, with the drawer, through the passage side wall opening, rendering it accessible for removal.

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