Patent · US Expired

Combination air cleaner fluid reservoir

US5913295A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
6References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1997
Grant dateJun 22, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M35/1266
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

For use with a vehicle, a combination unit includes a fluid storage chamber for storing fluids such as windshield washer fluid and an acoustic resonance chamber for attenuating vehicle air intake noises. The fluid storage container and the acoustic resonance chamber are hingedly attached and define there between an airflow cavity for housing the vehicle air filter with suitable ducting to direct ambient air through the filter and into the engine intake system.

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