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US 5,472,379 AGranted
Air filter for the interior of motor vehicles
AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsHeinz Andress, Arthur Klotz, Christof Mangold, Hermann Maurer
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Abstract
An air filter includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. A filter element is insertable into the housing. The filter element includes a filter medium folded in an accordion-like manner, as well as a surrounding seal for sealing off a pure-air area. The air inlet of the housing has the same cross-section as that of the filter element. Holders are arranged on the housing via film hinges. The holders operate to fix the filter element in an installed position in the housing.
Claims9
An air filter, comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a filter element insertable into said housing, said filter element including a filter medium folded in an accordion-like manner, as well as a surrounding seal for sealing off a pure-air area, said air inlet of said housing having a cross-section corresponding with that of said filter element;
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- holders arranged on said housing via film hinges, said holders operating to fix said filter element in an installed position in said housing, said housing being provided with an outwardly projecting supporting rib associated with each of said holders, said associated ribs comprising curved upper surfaces along which said holders slide between an open position in which said filter element can be removed from the housing and a closed position in which the filter element is fixed in the housing.
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