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US 6,726,742 B2Granted
Air cleaner with a secondary intake
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNick P. Arden, John R. Marsh, Neil McGregor, Wayne E. A. Johnson
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Abstract
An air cleaner intake door is provided. An air cleaner with at least one sidewall and an opening defined in the sidewall has a door mounted over the opening. The door is rotationally movable between an open and a closed position and a cam extends from the door. A spring is in contact with the door for biasing the door towards a closed position.
Claims18
An air cleaner with a secondary intake door comprising:
- an air cleaner having at least one sidewall, said sidewall defining at least one opening therethrough;
- a primary air intake;
- a secondary air intake door mounted over said opening adjacent to said at least one sidewall and rotationally movable between an open position and a closed position over said opening;
- a cam extending from said door;
- a spring in contact with said cam for biasing said door towards a closed position over said opening;
- and
- a curved bellmouth mounted on said sidewall adjacent said opening and on the exterior of said air cleaner.
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An air cleaner with a secondary intake door comprising:
- an air cleaner having at least one sidewall with at least one opening defined therein;
- a door mounted on said sidewall and over said opening;
- a curved bellmouth mounted on said sidewall adjacent said door and on the exterior of said air cleaner;
- a cam extending from said door;
- and
- a solenoid assembly with a movable shaft, said solenoid assembly attached to said sidewall of said air cleaner so as to allow said movable shaft to move into contact with said cam.
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A method for supplying a secondary air intake on an air cleaner, said method comprising:
- providing a door mounted on a sidewall with an attached cam mounted on said air cleaner intake by an axle;
- providing a curved bellmouth mounted on a sidewall adjacent said door and on the exterior of said air cleaner;
- providing a solenoid assembly with a movable shaft;
- providing an engine control system;
- activating said solenoid assembly with a signal from the engine control system;
- moving said movable shaft through the activation of said solenoid assembly;
- and contacting said cam with said movable shaft to open said door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.