Air filtering assembly for a motor vehicle

An air filter element comprising:

• an arcuate filter media having a U-shape with an open side, the arcuate filter media arcuately extending between a first end and a second end;
• and
• an end plate closing the open side of the arcuate filter media, the end plate extending between the first end and the second end of the arcuate filter media and cooperating with the arcuate filter media to enclose an interior of the air filter assembly in a radial direction,
• wherein the air filter element radially receives airflow through the arcuate filter media into the interior and axially directs the airflow out of the air filter element.

A method of filtering air delivered to an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:

• providing a housing defining first and second airflow chambers, the first and second airflow chambers being fluidly separated, the first airflow chamber in communication with a first inlet duct and a first outlet duct, the second airflow chamber in communication with a second inlet duct and a second outlet duct;
• removably disposing a first air filter element having a first arcuate filter media in the first airflow chamber and a second filter element having a second arcuate filter media in the second airflow chamber;
• passing a first flow of air from the first inlet duct, radially through the first arcuate filter media and into an interior of the first filter element;
• passing a second, separate flow of air from the second inlet duct radially through the second arcuate filter media and into an interior of the second filter element;
• axially delivering the first airflow from the first air filter element and the first outlet duct;
• and
• axially delivering the second airflow from the second air filter element and the second outlet duct.

An arcuate filter element for filtering a fluid, the arcuate filter element comprising:

• an arcuate filter media having a first media end, an opposed second media end and an approximate U-shape therebetween, the arcuate filter media at least partially surrounds a central axis, the central axis extending parallel to an axial direction and perpendicular to a radial direction, the arcuate filter media having a radially outer flow face and a radially inner flow face, the radially inner flow face at least partially surrounds an interior flow chamber of the arcuate filter element, wherein one of the radially outer flow face and the radially inner flow face is an inflow face for receiving fluid to be filtered and the other of the radially outer flow face and the radially inner flow face is an outflow face for filtered fluid;
• a first end cap arranged on a first axial end face of the arcuate filter media;
• a second end cap arranged on a second axial end face of the arcuate filter media;
• and
• an end plate extending between the first media end and the opposed second media end and cooperating with the arcuate filter media to radially surround and radially enclose the interior flow chamber;
• wherein the interior flow chamber is open at the second end face permitting fluid flow to enter or leave the interior flow chamber.