Air cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThanh Pham, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
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Abstract
A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In this embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
Claims20
A filter assembly for an air cleaner configured to provide clean intake air for a motor vehicle, the filter assembly comprising:
- a main pleat-pack filter;
- an auxiliary pleat-pack filter set apart from the main pleat-pack filter;
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- a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, the filter mount fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, the filter mount framing a first open area and a second open area, the first and second open areas spanned by the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, respectively, the first open area being greater than the second open area, the filter mount comprising a first sealing element passing between the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter.
A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner, the air cleaner adapted to provide clean intake air, the filter assembly comprising:
- a main pleat-pack filter;
- an auxiliary pleat-pack filter set apart from the main pleat-pack filter;
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- a filter mount framing first and second open areas and configured to support the main pleat-pack filter below the first open area and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter below the second open area, the first and second open areas spanned by the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, respectively, the first open area being greater than the second open area, the filter mount fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprising a first sealing element passing between the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter.
A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner, the air cleaner adapted to provide clean intake air, the filter assembly comprising:
- a main pleat-pack filter;
- an auxiliary pleat-pack filter set apart from the main pleat-pack filter;
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- a filter mount framing first and second open areas and configured to support the main pleat-pack filter below the first open area and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter below the second open area, the first and second open areas spanned by the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, respectively, the first open area being greater than the second open area, the filter mount fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprising a groove passing between the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter and extending across an entire width of the filter mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.