Device for guiding away water, dust and the like
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHeinz Schulze, Eberhard Storz
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Abstract
A connecting line is provided for removing water entering an air filter housing, between the air filter housing and a cooling unit. Due to the existing difference in pressure between the air filter housing and the cooling unit, water can be suctioned out of the air filter housing via the connecting line.
Claims9
Device for removing water, dust and other unwanted things from an air filter housing of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine, comprising a cooling unit with an air fan wheel and a heat exchanger, the air filter housing containing an air filter between an untreated-air housing and a clean-air housing, wherein a connecting line is provided between the air filter housing and a ventilation casing of the air fan wheel which is connected between a water-absorbing chamber of the air filter housing and a chamber enclosed by the ventilation casing.
Method of removing unwanted things, including water and dust, from a motor vehicle air filter housing, comprising using a pressure difference between a first component associated with the air filter housing containing the unwanted things and a second component which communicates to ambient for discharging the unwanted things.
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