Disposable air cleaner with one piece housing
AssigneeBendix Electronics S.A.
InventorPeter J. Norman
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Abstract
An air cleaner and method of making same, the air cleaner comprises: a one piece, moulded housing, including domed first and second outer portions integrally formed about a common circumferential first edge, defining therein a chamber, an inlet and an outlet extending therefrom in communication with the chamber. A panel filter is secured within the housing, during the moulding thereof, at the common edge for dividing the chamber into first and second aerodynamically shaped compartments in communication with the inlet and outlet respectively.
Claims22
An air cleaner comprising:
- a single piece blow moulded housing comprising a central chamber and an inlet and an outlet communicated thereto,
- an air filter element dividing the central chamber into first and second compartments in communication with the inlet and secured to the housing during the moulding thereof.
An air cleaner comprising:
- a one piece, moulded housing, including domed first and second member integrally formed about a common circumferential first joint or edge, defining therein a chamber, an inlet and an outlet extending therefrom in communication with the chamber,
- filter means secured within the housing, during the moulding thereof, at the common edge for dividing the chamber into first and second compartments in communication with the inlet and outlet respectively.
A method of making an air cleaner comprising a one-piece hollow housing and a filter element secured therein within a blow moulding machine comprising shaped, movable moulds, comprising the steps of:
- (a) securing a preformed filter element in a preferred orientation,
- (b) forming an open ended cylindrically shaped parison of a mouldable material,
- (c) closing moulds about the parison and filter element,
- (d) blowing the parison into mould cavities, one of which is located about the filter element thereby securing the filter element in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.