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US 8,784,527 B2Granted
Air cleaner for vehicle
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorDoo Seok Jung
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Abstract
An air cleaner apparatus for a vehicle may include a filter assembly a case that accommodates the filter assembly therein, a door rotatably installed on the case to open/close the case, and a link unit having both end portions rotatably installed on the inside of the case and the door respectively, for making the filter assembly adhere closely to or release from the case while interlocking with the rotating door.
Claims4
An air cleaner apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a filter assembly;
- a case that accommodates the filter assembly therein;
- a door rotatably installed on the case to open/close the case;
- and
- a link unit having both end portions rotatably installed on the inside of the case and the door respectively, for making the filter assembly adhere closely to or release from the case while interlocking with the rotating door;
- wherein the link unit includes:
- a vertical link having one end portion that is rotatably coupled to the inside of the case such that the vertical link is relatively rotatable with respect to the case;
- and
- a horizontal link having both end portions that are rotatably coupled on the other end portion of the vertical link and the door respectively to make the filter assembly adhere closely to an inner surface of the case when the door is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.