Cone air filter
AssigneeK&N Engineering, Inc.
InventorsSteve Williams, Jere James Wall
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for a cone air filter for a closed intake system of an internal combustion engine. The cone air filter is comprised of a cone-shaped filter medium, retained between a base and a cap, that is fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. The base is comprised of a flange that couples with an air intake duct of the internal combustion engine. A shell receiver is incorporated into the base and receives a rigid exterior shell, such that the exterior shell surrounds the cone air filter and directs the intake airstream therein. A cap is disposed on an apex portion of the cone air filter and is configured to direct the intake airstream around the apex portion and into the cone-shaped filter medium.
Claims20
A cone air filter for a closed intake system of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a base comprised of a flange that is configured to couple with an air intake duct of the internal combustion engine;
- a cap comprising an apex portion of the cone air filter and configured to direct an intake airstream into the cone air filter;
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- a filter medium disposed between the base and the cap, the filter medium being configured to remove contaminants and particulate matter from the intake airstream entering the air intake duct.
A method for a cone air filter for a closed intake system of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- configuring a base that is comprised of a flange that couples with an air intake duct of the internal combustion engine;
- incorporating a shell receiver into the base that receives a rigid exterior shell, such that the exterior shell directs the intake airstream into the cone air filter;
- forming a cap on an apex portion of the cone air filter to direct an intake airstream into the cone air filter;
- fabricating a cone-shaped filter medium to remove contaminants and particulate matter from the intake airstream;
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- retaining the filter medium between the base and the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.