Passenger vehicle with a filtered air intake
AssigneeThe Healthwise Auto Filter Inc.
InventorsDavid Gould, Robert Wosner
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Abstract
The air intake of a conventional automobile which is mounted in front of the windshield under the air intake cover at the rear of the hood is modified by the introduction into the duct of the air intake of a filtration pillow. The pillow is formed from a plurality of separate layers of filtration material including impregnated or particulate absorption material. The absorption material is arranged for extraction of combustion products particularly hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, soot and the like. The filter member can also prevent the entry of debris, leaves and the like together with the rodents or insects.
Claims5
A passenger vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a passenger compartment, an air intake duct for drawing exterior air for emission into the passenger compartment, a fan mounted in the duct for drawing air into the intake and a filter member mounted in the intake duct upstream of the fan, the filter member having a filter body arranged for extraction from air flowing therethrough of particulate materials and a filter medium in the falter body for extraction of combustion products, the filter body comprising a plurality of layers connected together to form a pillow, some of the layers comprising a non-woven mat of fibres, the duct having fastening means therein comprising at least one element adhesively fastened to a wall of the duct and having a plurality of flexible hooks carried on the element, the hooks engaging said non-woven mat of fibres to hold the filter body in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.