Air cleaner, valve cover and intake manifold assembly
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorsJames K. Vanderveen, Vlad Negrut
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Abstract
An air cleaner, intake manifold, and valve cover are integrated together for attachment to a vehicle engine. The air cleaner is positioned directly between the intake manifold and valve cover to provide a compact induction module. The induction module is mounted to the engine as a single unit. A throttle body is also incorporated into the intake manifold. A tube interconnects the air cleaner and the throttle body. An air filter is installed within the air cleaner to remove contaminants from air prior to entry into the tube.
Claims24
An air induction assembly for a vehicle engine comprising:
- an air cleaner having an air cleaner inlet in fluid communication with an air supply and an air cleaner outlet;
- an intake manifold mounted to said air cleaner and having a manifold inlet in fluid communication with said air cleaner outlet;
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- a valve cover mounted to said air cleaner such that said valve cover, said intake manifold, and said air cleaner together form an induction module wherein a portion of said air cleaner is positioned directly between said valve cover and said intake manifold and wherein said induction module is mounted to a vehicle engine as a single unit.
An air induction assembly for a vehicle engine comprising:
- an air cleaner having an air cleaner inlet in fluid communication with an air supply and an air cleaner outlet;
- a panel air filter slidably received within a cavity formed within said air cleaner;
- an intake manifold mounted to said air cleaner and having a manifold inlet in fluid communication with said air cleaner outlet;
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- a valve cover mounted to said air cleaner such that said valve cover, said intake manifold, and said air cleaner together form an induction module wherein said induction module is mounted to a vehicle engine as a single unit.
A method of mounting an air induction assembly to a vehicle engine comprising the steps of:
- (a) assembling an intake manifold, air cleaner, and valve cover together to form an induction module including positioning the air cleaner directly between the valve cover and said intake manifold;
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- (b) mounting the induction module to a vehicle engine.
An air induction assembly for a vehicle engine comprising:
- an air cleaner having an air cleaner inlet in fluid communication with an air supply and an air cleaner outlet wherein said air cleaner includes a bottom surface, a first longitudinal side wall, a second longitudinal side wall that is parallel to and spaced apart from said first longitudinal side wall, a first lateral side wall interconnecting said first and said second longitudinal side walls, and a second lateral side wall that is parallel to and spaced apart from said first lateral side wall and wherein said first and second longitudinal side walls and said first and second lateral side walls cooperate with said bottom surface to form a box that substantially encloses a filter;
- an air cleaner lid forming a top surface of said air cleaner to completely enclose the filter within said box wherein said air cleaner lid is pivotable between open and closed positions;
- an intake manifold mounted to said air cleaner and having a manifold inlet in fluid communication with said air cleaner outlet;
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- a valve cover mounted to said air cleaner such that said valve cover, said intake manifold, and said air cleaner together form an induction module, and wherein said valve cover is directly attached to said bottom surface of said air cleaner, and said intake manifold is directly attached along one of said first and second longitudinal side walls, and wherein said induction module is mounted to a vehicle engine as a single unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.