Mounting arrangement for an air cleaner
First Claim
1. A mounting arrangement for an air cleaner of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, where the air cleaner has:
- (i) a casing open on one side which is provided with at least one of a raw air inlet and a clean air outlet; and
(ii) a pot-shaped housing open on one side, and enclosing a filter element; and
(iii) attachment means for selectively attaching the open side of the housing to the open side of the casing;
characterized in that at least two generally horizontal guide rods are mounted to the vehicle structure substantially parallel to each other such that the housing and the casing can be placed on the guide rods in axial alignment with each other and such that at least one of the housing and the casing can be moved axially with respect to the other of the housing and the casing into a position in which the attachment means can attach the housing and the casing together.
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement is provided for mounting the air cleaner for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle. The air cleaner generally includes a casing having air inlet and outlet openings and an open side, a pot-shaped housing containing a filter element and having an open side selectively attachable to the open side of the casing. The mounting arrangement provides two substantially parallel and horizontal rods upon which the air cleaner can be placed. The air cleaner can be held to the rods by a variety of techniques, including hooks and guide rings. The mounting structure allows the housing to be detached and slid away from the casing for cleaning or replacement of the filter element, then be accurately realigned with the casing so that an accurate seal can be engaged.
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13 Claims
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1. A mounting arrangement for an air cleaner of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, where the air cleaner has:
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(i) a casing open on one side which is provided with at least one of a raw air inlet and a clean air outlet; and (ii) a pot-shaped housing open on one side, and enclosing a filter element; and (iii) attachment means for selectively attaching the open side of the housing to the open side of the casing; characterized in that at least two generally horizontal guide rods are mounted to the vehicle structure substantially parallel to each other such that the housing and the casing can be placed on the guide rods in axial alignment with each other and such that at least one of the housing and the casing can be moved axially with respect to the other of the housing and the casing into a position in which the attachment means can attach the housing and the casing together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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