Intake system
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEberhard Storz
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Abstract
In order to make an air filter housing usable for several types of engines, the air filter housing is provided with outlets branching off the cleaned-air chamber, in which case each outlet can optionally be closed off tightly according to the type of used engine.
Claims18
Intake system for uncleaned and cleaned air through an air filter of an internal-combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the air filter comprising an air filter housing, which is divided by a filter insert into two housing chambers, one housing chamber having an inlet for uncleaned air and the adjoining housing chamber for cleaned air, wherein the housing chamber for cleaned air has opposed outlets for cleaned air, and one of the outlets is closed off depending on the engine used, and the outlet which is not closed off is connectable with an air pipe and respectively.
An intake system for clean air comprising:
- a filter of an internal-combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the filter including
- a filter insert, and
- a filter housing including into first and second adjoining housing sections divided by the filter insert, the first housing section having an inlet for unfiltered air and the second housing section having opposed outlets for filtered air, and one of the outlets being closed off depending on the engine used, and the other outlet being open and being connectable with an air pipe.
A method of making an intake system for clean air, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a filter insert of a filter of an internal-combustion engine in a filter housing of the filter to divide the filter housing into first and second housing sections;
- installing an inlet for unfiltered air in the first housing section;
- installing opposed outlets for filtered air in the second housing section;
- closing off one of the outlets based on the type of the engine;
- keeping the other outlet open;
- and
- connecting the open outlet with an air pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.