Cover member and air cleaner construction; use; and, method of assembly
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1. A cover member for removable attachment to an open end of an air cleaner body;
- the cover member comprising;
(a) an outer wall having an air flow aperture therethrough; and
, (b) a media construction positioned to circumscribe said air flow aperture;
(i) the media construction being nondetachably secured in the cover member.
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Abstract
An air cleaner assembly is provided. The air cleaner assembly includes preferred one-piece cover/filter element construction. A method for manufacturing a preferred cover assembly with a filter element construction nondetachably secured thereto, is provided.
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1. A cover member for removable attachment to an open end of an air cleaner body;
- the cover member comprising;
(a) an outer wall having an air flow aperture therethrough; and
,(b) a media construction positioned to circumscribe said air flow aperture;
(i) the media construction being nondetachably secured in the cover member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
(a) a dust evacuator arrangement including a dust evacuator tube projecting outwardly from the cover member outer wall;
(i) the dust evacuator arrangement including an evacuator valve positioned on an end thereof.
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3. A cover member according to claim 2 wherein:
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(a) said media construction includes a cylindrical extension of media; and
(b) said cover member includes a cylindrical shroud oriented to extend an axial distance of at least 30 mm along said extension as media;
(i) said cylindrical shroud circumscribing said extension of media and being spaced therefrom.
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4. A cover member according to claim 3 wherein:
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(a) said cover member includes an inner support circumscribed by said cylindrical extension of media;
(i) said inner support comprising a resonator tube including a sonic choke therein.
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5. A cover member according to claim 4 wherein:
(a) said cylindrical extension of media is nondetachably secured within said cover member by a polymeric potting material.
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6. A cover member according to claim 5 wherein:
(a) said media construction has a closed end cap of polymeric material positioned over an end of said media construction remote from said air flow aperture in said cover outer wall.
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7. A cover member according to claim 6 wherein:
(a) said media construction has no outer liner.
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8. A cover member according to claim 6 wherein:
(a) said media construction comprises pleated media.
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9. A cover member according to claim 8 wherein:
(a) said cover member includes a dust and weather seal trough therein, sized and positioned to receive an edge of the air cleaner body therein, when said cover member is mounted on the air cleaner body.
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10. A cover member according to claim 8 including:
(a) a first member of a foot and holder twist lock arrangement thereon, for rotatably securing said cover member onto the air cleaner body.
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11. A cover member according to claim 1 further comprising:
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(a) a preformed outer wall member; and
,(b) a preformed shroud member secured to the preformed outer wall member.
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12. A cover member according to claim 11 wherein:
(a) said cover member comprises a cover member formed from a process including a step of preliminarily securing the preformed shroud member to the preformed outer wall member, by a step of deforming a heat stake arrangement on the outer wall member.
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13. A cover member according to claim 12 wherein:
(a) said cover member further comprises a cover member formed from a process including a step of potting the media construction, with a resin potting compound to a preformed combination resulting from the step of preliminarily securing the preformed shroud member to the preformed outer wall member.
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14. A cover member according to claim 13 wherein:
(a) the preformed shroud member includes an end wall with a central aperture therein;
the central aperture of the preformed shroud member being circumscribed by a recessed wall portion oriented to provide a potting resin flow space between the portions of preformed shroud member and the preformed outer wall member during assembly.
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15. A cover member according to claim 14 wherein:
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(a) said media pack includes an inner support having an end with a radial resin flow aperture arrangement therein;
(i) said step of potting the media construction, to the preformed shroud member and the preformed outer wall member, includes providing potting resin flow through the radial resin flow aperture arrangement.
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16. A cover member according to claim 15 wherein:
(a) the inner support comprises a polypropylene plastic.
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17. A cover member according to claim 16 wherein:
(a) the inner support comprises a resonator tube including a sonic choke.
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18. A cover member according to claim 17 wherein:
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(a) said preformed outer wall member comprises a polypropylene plastic; and
(b) said preformed shroud member comprises an ABS plastic.
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19. A cover member according to claim 18 wherein:
(a) said resin potting resin comprises a polyurethane resin.
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20. An air cleaner comprising:
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(a) an air cleaner body including an air flow inlet;
said air cleaner body having an open end; and
,(b) a cover member removably mounted on, and in covering relation to, said open end of air cleaner body;
said cover member comprising;
(i) an outer wall having an air flow outlet aperture there through;
(ii) a media construction positioned to circumscribe said air flow outlet aperture;
(a) said media construction being nondetachably secured to said cover member.
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