Motor vehicle air filter apparatus with an easily removable air filter
US6623350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H3/0616
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air filter apparatus filters air drawn into a vehicle. The air filter apparatus is disposed in an instrument panel in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The air filter apparatus includes an air filter housing and a filter element disposed in the housing for filtering the air that is drawn into the vehicle. The housing includes an external air side and an internal air side. A filter channel of the housing is defined between the external and internal air sides. The filter element is disposed in the filter channel. The housing further includes a filter access port defined between the external and internal air sides and that extends from the filter channel. The filter access port terminates adjacent an outer skin of the instrument panel such that the filter element can be selectively removed from the filter channel for service and/or replacement of the filter element from the passenger compartment.
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