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US 11,933,254 B1Granted
System and method of cleaning air entering an engine of a vehicle
OwnerEugene Zeygerinventor
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Abstract
A system for cleaning air flowing into an engine provided with a plurality of sub-blocks. A plurality of air separators arranged in the plurality of sub-blocks, wherein each sub-block includes air separators having a predetermined optimal air flow velocity. At least one rotary louver/shatter is associated with at least one sub-block. A controller is provided to control transitioning of at least one rotary louver/shatter based on a sensed air flow velocity into the engine or on a velocity of the vehicle.
Claims17
A system for cleaning air flowing into an engine air inlet of an engine of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sub-blocks, each being enclosed by a frame;
- a plurality of air separators arranged in the plurality of sub-blocks, wherein each sub-block includes air separators having a predetermined optimal air flow velocity;
- at least one rotary louver/shatter, functionally associated with at least one frame of at least one sub-block, the rotary louver/shatter having a closed mode in which the rotary louver/shatter blocks flow of air into the air separators in the at least one sub-block, and an open mode in which air flows into the air separators in the at least one sub-block;
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- a controller, adapted to control transitioning of the at least one rotary louver/shatter between the closed mode and the open mode, based on a sensed air flow velocity into the engine or on a velocity of the vehicle,
- wherein the air separators cover a substantial area of the space of the engine air inlet.
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