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Air silencer for an internal combustion engine

US4569415A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1984
Grant dateFeb 11, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B61/045
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Silencer apparatus for an internal combustion engine including an intake manifold, the apparatus comprising an air silencer having a lower end including a sump, and a conduit extending upwardly from the sump to the intake manifold for purging the sump of fluid only when the engine is operating.

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