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Adsorption element

US7691188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH · DE

Inventors

Olaf Weber · Bloomfield Hills, US
Stephan Wild · Karlstadt, DE
Wolfgang Wenzel · Bensberg, DE
Daniel Volkmer · Hemmingen, DE
Jens Sohnemann · Landshut, DE
Josef Rohrmeier · Laberweinting, DE
Alfons-Alois Schwinghammer · Dingolfing, DE
Frank Pfeiffer · Monsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2006
Grant date	Apr 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M35/024
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adsorption element for adsorbing gases and vapors from the gaseous atmosphere in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine. The adsorption element is disposed within a wall of a flow cross section carrying the intake air, has a planar adsorption medium along which the intake air flows, and is pleated to create folds in longitudinal direction of the intake stream.

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