Patent · US Expired

Air filter unit for a vehicle with an internal-combustion engine

US6866694B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 2002
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M35/0203
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns an air filter unit for a vehicle with an internal-combustion engine. Air filter unit for a vehicle with an internal-combustion engine, having an air filter and a hollow case containing and holding the air filter in position, characterized in that said case is composed, as the one hand, of a lower part forming an open receptacle for said filter and made up of at least two elementary parts assembled at complementary formations of their edges placed in contact and, on the other hand, of an upper part forming a cover and closing the upper part of the lower part, said upper and lower parts being assembled, with insertion of a seal or a packing, at the lower peripheral edge of said upper part and at the peripheral edge of the opening of the lower part.

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