Air filter assembly
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorLei Li
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Abstract
A filter assembly includes a housing including a first member and a second member, and supporting therein a filter. The second member is at least partially disposed within an interior of said first member, with said first member vertically moveable relative to said second member in response to an impact load. At least one latch mechanism removeably couples the first member to the second member. The latch mechanism includes a damper that is biased against a vertical wall of the housing. The damper is compressible in a horizontal direction in response to the vertical movement of the first member relative to the second member.
Claims20
An air filter assembly for a vehicle, the air filter assembly comprising:
- a housing having a first member and a second member, with said first member vertically moveable relative to said second member;
- and
- at least one latch mechanism configured for removeably coupling said first member and said second member,
- said at least one latch mechanism including a damper biased against said housing and compressible in a horizontal direction in response to said vertical movement of said first member relative to said second member.
An air filter assembly for a vehicle, the air filter assembly comprising:
- a housing having a first member and a second member, said first member slideably disposed about an outer perimeter of said second member and vertically moveable relative to said second member, with said second member at least partially disposed within an interior of said first member;
- a filter disposed within an interior of said housing;
- and
- at least one latch mechanism configured for removeably coupling said first member and said second member,
- said at least one latch mechanism including a damper biased against said housing and compressible in a horizontal direction in response to said vertical movement of said first member relative to said second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.