Vehicle filter assembly
US7938871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C2009/004
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vehicle filter assembly includes a housing, a cyclone-inducing structure and a self-cleaning trap mechanism. The housing has an inlet, an outlet and a trap aperture. The cyclone-inducing structure is disposed within the housing between the inlet and the outlet to separate particulate from gases passing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. The self-cleaning trap mechanism is movably arranged with respect to the trap aperture to move between a closed orientation sealing the trap aperture and an opened orientation exposing the trap aperture to release particulate from the housing.
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