Patent · US Expired

Prefilter for an air filter of an internal combustion engine

US5102436A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1991
Grant dateApr 7, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/31
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A prefilter for an air main filter of an internal combustion engine such as a two-stroke engine is configured as a filter ring with the engine being especially a two-stroke engine in a handheld work tool. The filter ring defines a flow directed essentially radially inward and the prefilter has a band-like configuration and is mounted for covering the outer surface of the main filter. The prefilter includes a screen held in a flexible frame and so permits a rapid exchange thereof and is easy to clean and does not restrict the air throughput. The frame carries a part of the closure device at each end thereof lying in the longitudinal direction.

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