Air box for a motorcycle
AssigneeHarley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
InventorsGregory R. Schmidt, Joseph R. Konshak, Frank Savage
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Abstract
A fuel tank and air box assembly for a motorcycle includes a fuel tank and an air box housing. The air box housing has an inlet configured to receive intake air into the housing and an outlet configured to direct the intake air from the housing to the motorcycle's engine. A filter element configured to separate debris from the intake air is positioned at least partially inside the housing. The air box housing hangs from the fuel tank.
Claims20
A fuel tank and air box assembly for a motorcycle including a motorcycle engine, the fuel tank and air box assembly comprising:
- a fuel tank;
- an air box housing having an inlet configured to receive intake air into the housing and an outlet configured to direct the intake air from the housing to the motorcycle engine;
- and
- a filter element positioned at least partially inside the housing, the filter element configured to separate debris from the intake air,
- wherein the air box housing hangs from the fuel tank.
A fuel tank and air box assembly for a motorcycle including a motorcycle engine, the fuel tank and air box assembly comprising:
- a fuel tank having a lower surface with a recess;
- an air box housing having an inlet configured to receive intake air into the housing and an outlet configured to direct the intake air from the housing to the motorcycle engine, at least a portion of the air box housing being configured to be positioned within the recess in the lower surface of the fuel tank;
- a filter element coupled to the housing, the filter element configured to separate debris from the intake air;
- at least one pocket formed in the recess in the lower surface of the fuel tank;
- at least one mounting projection extending from the housing, the mounting projection being configured to be at least partially received within the at least one pocket when the air box housing is positioned within the recess;
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- a fastener configured to couple the airbox housing with the fuel tank at an interface between the at least one mounting projection and the at least one pocket.
An air box for a motorcycle comprising:
- a housing defining an interior volume;
- a filter element positionable within the interior volume to separate debris from the intake air;
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- two pairs of mounting projections extending from an upper surface of the housing, the two mounting projections of each pair being spaced apart and including apertures that are coaxial with one another, a first common axis defined by the apertures of the first pair of mounting projections being spaced from and substantially parallel with a second common axis defined by the apertures of the second pair of mounting projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.