Automotive air cleaner casing
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKouichi Kaminaga, Ryuji Kanzaka
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Abstract
In an air cleaner casing 10 including an upper casing 11 and a lower casing 12, a stopper mechanism is formed in the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 to prevent relative movement between the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 after assembly. The air cleaner casing 10 has a hinge pin 17 and a hinge retainer 18 for receiving the hinge pin 17 therein. The hinge retainer 18 has a lateral U-shaped cross section having opposed surfaces 18a and 18b, at least one of which is tapered.
Claims20
An automotive air cleaner casing comprising:
- a lower casing having an upper end, a first side, a second side and a first hinge mechanism, wherein the first hinge mechanism is disposed on the first side of the lower casing and the second side is adjacent to the first side;
- an upper casing having a lower end, a first side, a second side and a second hinge mechanism, wherein when said automotive air cleaner casing is closed the upper end and the lower end face each other, the second hinge mechanism is disposed on the first side of the upper casing, and the first side is adjacent to the second side, and said automotive air cleaner is closable by moving said upper casing in a parallel or inclined direction relative to said upper end of said lower case;
- a first stopper being formed in said lower casing on the second side of the lower casing;
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- a second stopper being formed on the second side of the upper casing, wherein said first stopper and said second stopper are engagable for preventing said upper casing from moving relative to said lower casing.
An automotive air cleaner casing comprising:
- a lower casing having an upper end and a hinge retainer;
- an upper casing having a lower end and a hinge pin, wherein when said automotive air cleaner casing is closed the upper end and the lower and face each other, said automotive air cleaner is closable by moving said upper casing in a parallel or an inclined direction relative to said upper end of said lower case, said hinge retainer has a lateral U-shaped cross section which has opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a distance between said upper and lower surfaces is smaller in a direction in which the hinge pin slides.
An automotive air cleaner casing comprising:
- a lower casing having an upper end and a hinge pin;
- an upper casing having a lower end and a hinge retainer, wherein when said automotive air cleaner casing is closed the upper end and the lower end face each other, said automotive air cleaner is closable by moving said upper casing in a parallel or an inclined direction relative to said upper end of said lower case, said hinge retainer has a lateral U-shaped cross section which has opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a distance between said upper and lower surfaces is smaller in a direction in which the hinge pin slides.
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