Air conditioning filter
US6878176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/00378
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes an operator's cab having an air inlet and an air filtration system, and an air outlet, wherein the air filtration system comprises a filter element, and a filter container for receiving the filter element, the operator's cab comprising a chamber for receiving the filter container housing the filter element, the filter container being movable into and out of the chamber between a filtering position and an emptying position, wherein with the container in the emptying position the filter element may be removed from the container, and the container emptied of debris, and wherein the filter container comprises at least one air inlet opening and at least one air outlet opening, and wherein with the container in the filtering position the openings are aligned with the air inlet and air outlet such that air may be drawn through the filter into the cab.
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