Off-road vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorKengo SHIMATANI
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Abstract
An air cleaner includes: an air cleaner case defining an internal space; and an air cleaner element accommodated in the air cleaner case and including an air filter that divides the internal space into a dirty region and a clean region. The air cleaner case includes: an inner surface defining the internal space; an inflow opening located on the inner surface and facing the air filter through the dirty region; and an outflow opening facing the clean region. The air filter extends in a predetermined direction. The inflow opening has a shape extending in the predetermined direction.
Claims19
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- an intake duct defining a dirty passage;
- and
- an air cleaner connected to the intake duct, wherein:
- the air cleaner includes
- an air cleaner case defining an internal space and
- an air cleaner element accommodated in the air cleaner case and including an air filter that divides the internal space into a dirty region and a clean region;
- the air cleaner case includes
- an inner surface defining the internal space,
- an inflow opening located on the inner surface and facing the air filter through the dirty region, and
- an outflow opening facing the clean region;
- the air filter extends in a predetermined direction;
- and
- the inflow opening has a shape extending in the predetermined direction.
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- an intake duct defining a dirty passage;
- and
- an air cleaner connected to the intake duct, wherein:
- the air cleaner includes
- an air cleaner case defining an internal space and
- an air cleaner element accommodated in the air cleaner case and including an air filter that divides the internal space into a dirty region and a clean region;
- the air cleaner case includes
- an inner surface defining the internal space,
- an inflow opening located on the inner surface and facing the air filter through the dirty region, and
- an outflow opening facing the clean region;
- the air filter extends in a predetermined direction;
- and
- a size of the inflow opening in the predetermined direction is larger than half a size of the air filter in the predetermined direction.
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a duct;
- an air cleaner;
- and
- at least one protective cover that partially covers the duct or the air cleaner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.