Engine air cleaner
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorTerrence Rotter
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing debris from the intake of an engine includes an air cleaner housing with an inlet opening, an air entry cavity, one or more turbulent flow tubes, and at least one outlet opening. The inlet opening in the air cleaner housing is configured to receive an incoming flow of air from a blower. The air entry cavity is coupled with the inlet opening of the air cleaner housing. The one or more turbulent flow tubes configured to divide the flow of air from the air entry cavity and remove debris from the flow of air. The at least one outlet opening in the air cleaner housing is coupled to the one or more turbulent flow tubes and configured to expel the debris from the air cleaner housing. In addition, excess air from the air cleaner housing and/or combustion air is expelled from the air cleaner housing.
Claims20
A controller for an apparatus for removing debris from an intake of an engine, the controller comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive sensor data for the engine;
- a memory configured to store one or more threshold for an air cleaner of the engine;
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- a processor configured to perform a comparison of the sensor data to the one or more thresholds for an air cleaner and generate a command for the air cleaner in response to the comparison.
A method comprising:
- storing one or more thresholds for an air cleaner of an engine;
- receiving sensor data for the engine;
- performing a comparison of the sensor data to the one or more thresholds for an air cleaner;
- and
- generating a command for the air cleaner in response to the comparison.
An apparatus comprising:
- an air intake manifold;
- an air cleaner housing coupled to the air intake manifold;
- and
- a controller for removing debris from the air intake manifold, the controller comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive sensor data;
- a memory configured to store one or more threshold for an air cleaner;
- and
- a processor configured to perform a comparison of the sensor data to the one or more thresholds for an air cleaner and generate a command for the air cleaner in response to the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.