Cyclonic air cleaner
First Claim
1. An air cleaner comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber therewithin;
a filter element disposed within the chamber of the housing;
a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, the duct element extending along and downwardly from about a top portion of the housing, the duct element further comprising an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber; and
a base member in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing and having an outlet, the base member for releasably securing a bottom portion of the housing thereto;
wherein the air drawn into the chamber of the housing is filtered by first and second filtering operations to obtain filtered air, the first and the second filtering operations accomplished at least in part due to a cyclonic motion of the air and passage of the air through the filter element, respectively; and
wherein the filtered air from the chamber of the housing is released through the outlet in the base member.
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Abstract
An air cleaner device for filtering intake air including a housing defining a chamber, a filter element disposed within the chamber, and a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber. Further, the duct element extends along and downwardly from about a portion of the housing and further includes an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber. The air cleaner having a base member in fluid communication with the chamber and an outlet, where the air drawn into the chamber is filtered by first and second filtering operations to obtain filtered air, with the first and the second filtering operations accomplished at least in part due to a cyclonic motion of the air and passage of the air through the filter element, respectively; and where the filtered air from the chamber of the housing is released through the outlet in the base member.
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20 Claims
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1. An air cleaner comprising:
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a housing defining a chamber therewithin; a filter element disposed within the chamber of the housing; a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, the duct element extending along and downwardly from about a top portion of the housing, the duct element further comprising an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber; and a base member in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing and having an outlet, the base member for releasably securing a bottom portion of the housing thereto; wherein the air drawn into the chamber of the housing is filtered by first and second filtering operations to obtain filtered air, the first and the second filtering operations accomplished at least in part due to a cyclonic motion of the air and passage of the air through the filter element, respectively; and wherein the filtered air from the chamber of the housing is released through the outlet in the base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An air cleaner comprising:
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a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion and having a chamber therewithin; a filter element disposed within the chamber of the housing; a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, and having an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber; a base member for releasably securing the bottom portion of the housing thereto, the base member comprising a first portion in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, and a second portion having an outlet and in fluid communication with the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An internal combustion engine comprising:
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a muffler; and an air cleaner, the air cleaner comprising; a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion and having a chamber therewithin; a filter element disposed within the chamber of the housing; a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, and having an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber; a base member for releasably securing the bottom portion of the housing thereto, the base member comprising a first portion in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, and a second portion having an outlet and in fluid communication with the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification