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US 12,378,909 B2Granted
Systems and methods associated with a removable inlet shield
AssigneePTP Turbo Solutions, LLC
InventorJoe Dandachli
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Abstract
An inlet shield with a first portion that is configured to be secured to an inlet of a turbocharger, and a second portion that is configured to be removably coupled to the first portion via magnets, wherein different second portions may have different mesh layouts allowing a consumer to choose different levels of protection and air flow based on desired use.
Claims13
An inlet shield system comprising:
- a clamping cylinder with an inner circumference that is configured to be positioned around an outer circumference of an air intake of a turbocharger, wherein first magnets are positioned on an outer face of the clamping cylinder radially between the clamping inner diameter and the clamping outer diameter;
- a first detachable shield with an inner face that is configured to be selectively coupled with the outer face of the clamping cylinder, the first detachable shield having a first guard that covers a first face of the first detachable shield, the first guard occupying a first cross-sectional area, wherein second magnets are positioned on an outer face of the detachable shield, wherein a force created by the first magnets and the second magnets couple the clamping cylinder and the first detachable shield.
A method for an inlet shield system for an air intake of a turbocharger, the method comprising:
- clamping an inner circumference of a clamping cylinder around an outer circumference of the air intake of the turbocharger, wherein the clamping causes a radial force against the outer circumference of the air intake, wherein first magnets are positioned on an outer face of the clamping cylinder;
- selectively coupling an inner face of a first detachable shield with the outer face of the clamping cylinder, the first detachable shield having a first guard that covered a first face of the first detachable shield, the first guard occupying a first cross-sectional area, wherein second magnets are positioned on an outer face of the detachable shield, wherein a force created by the first magnets and the second magnets couple the clamping cylinder and the first detachable shield, wherein the first magnets have a first polarity and the second magnets have a second polarity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.