Air cleaner box assembly

A vehicle comprising:

• a structure having a hood and defining an engine compartment;
• and
• an air cleaner box assembly attached to the structure and disposed within the engine compartment, the air cleaner box assembly including:
• a moveable shell portion having an upper surface disposed adjacent the hood, and defining a filtered air chamber;
• a stationary shell portion attached to the structure and defining an unfiltered air chamber;
• a filter element attached to and supported by the moveable shell portion, and separating the filtered air chamber and the un-filtered air chamber;
• and
• a plurality of guide members, with each of the plurality of guide members slideably connecting the moveable shell portion and the stationary shell portion for guiding the moveable shell portion along a path relative to the stationary shell portion, between an expanded position, and a compressed position;
• wherein the moveable shell portion is moveable relative to the stationary shell portion a maximum distance along the path, and wherein the stationary shell portion provides a free space along the path that does not interfere with the movement of the moveable shell portion.

A vehicle comprising:

• a structure having a hood and defining an engine compartment;
• and
• an air cleaner box assembly attached to the structure and disposed within the engine compartment, the air cleaner box assembly including:
• a moveable shell portion having an upper surface disposed adjacent the hood, and defining a filtered air chamber;
• a stationary shell portion attached to the structure and defining an unfiltered air chamber;
• a filter element attached to and supported by the moveable shell portion, and separating the filtered air chamber and the un-filtered air chamber;
• a plurality of guide members, with each of the plurality of guide members slideably connecting the moveable shell portion and the stationary shell portion for guiding the moveable shell portion along a path relative to the stationary shell portion, between an expanded position and a compressed position;
• wherein each of the plurality of guide members include a pin fixedly attached to the stationary shell portion, and include a central axis extending substantially parallel with the path of the moveable shell portion;
• and
• wherein each of the plurality of guide members include a spring coiled around the pin and disposed between the moveable shell portion and the stationary shell portion, wherein the spring of each of the plurality of guide members bias the moveable shell portion into the expanded position, and yields in response to a force applied to the moveable shell portion to allow movement of the moveable shell portion along the path toward the stationary shell portion and into the compressed position.