Media Within Joinable Or Separable Flow Line Sections Patents (Class 55/503)
  • Patent number: 8486174
    Abstract: A filter pack includes a filter construction and a sealing system for sealing the construction within a duct or housing. The filter construction has first and second opposite flow faces and is configured for a straight-through flow. The sealing system includes a frame construction and a compressible seal member. The compressible seal member is molded around a portion of the frame construction. The compressible seal member is sufficiently compressible to form a radial seal between and against the frame construction and a surface of a housing when the filter pack is inserted within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Scott Gieseke, Carolyn J. Finnerty
  • Patent number: 8480778
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly and components therefor are provided. Features are described providing for a cantilevered support of a filter cartridge contained therein, and also, in some examples anti-rotational support. Also, a supported housing seal is shown. A filter cartridge arrangement is described and shown. Methods of assembly and use are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Roberto Merckx, Julien Dils, Paul Coulonvaux
  • Patent number: 8480779
    Abstract: An air filter media construction or arrangement is disclosed. The air filter media construction or arrangement includes strips of media comprising corrugated sheets secured to facing sheets and forming inlet and outlet flutes secured to one another in a stack. Blocked stacked arrangements and slanted stacked arrangements are shown. Such stacked media is provided with molded end pieces to secure and seal opposite side edges of the media strips. Also described are serviceable filter cartridges and air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Boehrs, Gregory Reichter, Stephen Sabelko, Paul Wendt
  • Patent number: 8444735
    Abstract: An air cleaner having a housing body and a removable cover and a filter element, in which the cover and the filter element rotationally interfere with each other by engagement between an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element. A filter element includes a pair of end caps, filter media, and an outer wall on the end cap circumscribing the filter media, in which the outer wall is non-circular. A method of installing a filter element into a housing includes orienting a cover over an element and a housing body by engaging an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element to rotationally interfere with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Coulonvaux, Johan G. Dewit, Tom Hg Vranken
  • Patent number: 8444733
    Abstract: A filter device has a housing assembled of a housing bottom part and housing top part. A filter element is inserted into the housing and is made of a filter medium. A locking device connects the filter element with the housing bottom part and the housing top part in a mounted position of the filter element inside the housing. The locking device has a locking element connected to the filter element. The housing bottom part and the housing top part each have locking parts, wherein the locking element engages the locking parts on the housing bottom part and the housing top part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Thienel
  • Patent number: 8435337
    Abstract: An air cleaner that filters air supplied into an engine may include a lower case that has an intake port through which external air flows inside, a filter that may be disposed in the lower case and filters and allows the air flowing inside through the intake port, and an upper case that may be coupled to an upper portion of the lower case and has an exhaust pipe to discharge the air filtered by the filter to the engine, wherein an inlet of the exhaust pipe may be formed inside the upper case and an outlet may be formed to be connected to the outside of the upper case, the inlet of the exhaust pipe may be divided into a first inlet and a second inlet, and a fan that controls the exhaust amount of air to the outlet of the exhaust pipe may be disposed in the second inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong-Hack Lee, Jae-Hyeon Jung
  • Patent number: 8425645
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • Patent number: 8425646
    Abstract: A filter device for substantially minimizing moisture and particulate matter in a stream of compressed air or other fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Simon Gorozidis
  • Patent number: 8419818
    Abstract: A protective device is provided for an air filter that is substantially cylindrical and is intended to equip in particular a generating set. The filter is intended to be press fitted to a duct of said set. The protective device includes at least two portions that are securable radially on the filter in order to form a protective case surrounding the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration
    Inventor: Emmanuel Page
  • Patent number: 8419834
    Abstract: In at least some embodiments, the present invention relates to an air cleaner having a housing portion, and a low profile rain cover having an opening on an underside of the cover to allow unfiltered air to enter into the air cleaner. Also, in at least some embodiments, the present invention relates to an air cleaner including a housing and an additional component by which the air cleaner is capable of being directly coupled to a carburetor inlet. In some such embodiments, one or more protrusions can be provided within a channel formed by the housing/additional component to influence air flow. Further, in at least some embodiments, the present invention relates to an air cleaner having a shaped wall formed on a housing portion, where the shaped wall includes both an interior surface and an exterior surface by which air flowing within the air cleaner is imparted with helical motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Terrence M. Rotter, Kevin G. Bonde, William D. Koenigs, Shaoping Wang
  • Patent number: 8414675
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure an air cleaner and air filter cartridge arrangement is provided. The air filter cartridge is a removable and replaceable cartridge for use in the air cleaner. The cartridge includes, among other things, an end cap having a preferred outwardly directed radial seal and a groove. The air cleaner includes a housing with a ring projecting into an interior, positioned to project against an end of the filter cartridge, when the filter cartridge is mounted for use. Methods of assembly and installation are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Lee Iddings, Jian Xu, Lloyd E. Weisert, James R. Scott
  • Patent number: 8414672
    Abstract: A ventilation member (100) of the invention includes a tubular part (11), a gas permeable filter (19), and a cover part (31). In an attached state where the tubular part (11) is fit into the cover part (31), gaps functioning as gas passages (AR2 and AR3) are formed between a bottom portion (35) of the cover part (31) and the gas permeable filter (19) and between a side wall portion (39) of the cover part (31) and a body portion (17) of the tubular part (11). The opening area (S2) of a filter-end opening (15) with respect to an in-plane direction (WL) perpendicular to the thickness direction of the gas permeable filter (19) is larger than the opening area (S1) of a connection-end opening (13) with respect to the in-plane direction (WL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Furuyama, Toshiki Yanagi
  • Patent number: 8409317
    Abstract: A filter assembly for filtering fluids includes a housing having a base and a cover having guide structure for assembly. The guide structure may also provide gasket retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Bannister
  • Patent number: 8394160
    Abstract: A filter device (10), especially an air filter for an internal combustion engine, includes a main filter element (22) arranged in a filter housing (12). The main filter element is flown through by a fluid to be filtered. The main filter element (22) is a multi-bellows filter having radially nested filter bellows (32, 34). Between the filter bellows (32, 34) a flow space (44) for the fluid is formed communicating with an end face of the main filter element (22), wherein each one of the filter bellows (32, 34) is embodied as a star-shaped filter with filter folds arranged in a star shape. On at least one end face of the main filter element (22) there is a seal (36) between one of the filter bellows (32, 34) and the filter housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Karlheinz Muenkel
  • Patent number: 8394158
    Abstract: An air cleaner is provided with: a case in which a filter element is housed and which has an opening; a cover that covers the opening of the case to be opened or closed; a hinge structure having a hinge formed to the cover and a hinge receiver formed to the case to be engaged with the hinge in a detachable manner such that the cover is pivotal around the hinge with respect to the case; and an engagement maintaining mechanism provided to side surfaces of the case and the cover so as to maintain the engagement between the case and the cover in a range in which the cover closes the case and in a range in which the cover is opened by a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Roki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Shimomura, Yoshitaka Koda
  • Patent number: 8394159
    Abstract: An air cleaner housing for a vehicle air cleaner element includes a first housing member secured within a vehicle and defining at least one tongue aperture, and a second housing member having a main housing portion and at least one tongue. The first and second housing members together enclosing the air cleaner element. The at least one tongue is pivotally mounted to the main housing portion and removably received in the at least one tongue aperture of the first housing member to pivotally secure the second housing member to the first housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Laine Alison Schrewe
  • Patent number: 8377162
    Abstract: An air cleaner for a vehicle includes a body accommodating a filter element, a cover that covers the top of the body, and clamping units clamping the body and the cover. The clamping units include i) at least one first clamp that clamps sides of the body and the cover by means of elastic force of a first spring and functions as a hinge point allowing the cover to rotate with respect to the body and ii) at least one second clamp that clamps the other sides of the body and the cover by means of elastic force of a second spring and locks and unlocks the body and the cover by means of rotation of a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Il Lee, Kwang-Hyun Pieh
  • Publication number: 20130025454
    Abstract: A versatile compact air precleaner for separating heaver-than-air particulate debris from debris laden air has a retroflexed flow path through a separator chamber. A motor of a motor-driven fan is located in the flow path downstream from the separator chamber. A plurality of independently rotatably adjustable housing sections of a housing are formed with respective ones of the air precleaner debris laden air inlet, particulate debris ejector ports, clean air outlet, and mounts for mounting the air precleaner to a support to provide utility with multiple clean air outlet configurations, directions of ejection of particulate debris from the ejector ports, inlet configurations, precleaner sides for mounting, and filter sizes. A separator chamber end section including the ejector ports and the filter are connected forming a removable, disposable air filter cartridge which obviates ejector port clogging with change of filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: James G. Moredock, Eric L. Ehrenberg
  • Patent number: 8349049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compact filter element (1) for exchangeable use in a filter housing (2). The compact filter element (1) has a filter body (3) with a longitudinal axis (7) and at least one seal (4) arranged in the area of a front end (5) of the filter body (3), the seal having a seal section (8) which is arranged across the width (10) of a housing wall (6), sealing same. The seal section (8) projects beyond a front surface (12) of the filter body (3) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (7). The seal section (8) has a peripheral support wall (9) and at least one seal lip (17) integrally bonded to the outside of the support wall (9), across the width (10) of the latter, wherein the support wall (9) and the seal lip (17) consist of a rubber elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Amesöder, Thomas Sieber
  • Patent number: 8337579
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly includes an air box and an air filter. The air box includes a body and a lid. The body includes a lower rib member coupled with at least one of a wall and a floor. The lid is movable to a closed position and includes an upper rib member that includes shoulder and arm portions. The air filter element includes a first end and defines outer and first end surfaces. The shoulder and arm portions define respective shoulder and arm surfaces. When the lid is in the closed position, the first end is sandwiched between the upper and lower rib members, the outer surface contacts each of the rest and shoulder surfaces, the first end surface contacts the arm surface, and the air filter element is positioned between and spaced from each of the floor surface and the lid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Alexander, Kelly Ann Longwell
  • Patent number: 8333818
    Abstract: A compressed air filter and a filter element which is for separating foreign bodies from a compressed air stream and which has an element lower portion, an element upper portion which has a neck portion which forms a first flow channel and a collar portion which is constructed so as to extend at least partially around the neck portion and which is connected to the neck portion so as to form a second flow channel, and a filter medium which is sealingly connected to the element lower portion and the element upper portion in order to form a gas flow path between the first flow channel and the second flow channel through the filter medium, the collar portion having an abutment face, which is provided at least partially at the outer periphery and which tapers in the direction of the element lower portion, in order to receive an associated sealing ring in such a manner that a force which acts substantially axially on the sealing ring from the direction of the element lower portion brings about radial expansion of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Foerster, Norbert Fischer, Michael Feisthauer
  • Patent number: 8333817
    Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering a fluid or gaseous medium, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing which holds a filter element in a receiving space, wherein the filter element has an edge region which bears at least in regions against the inner wall of the housing, is characterized, with regard to the problem of creating a filter arrangement which is of structurally simple design and has a high filter efficiency, in that the housing is shaped such that the receiving space tapers at least in regions in at least one spatial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Uwe Felber, Ulrich Stahl
  • Patent number: 8328897
    Abstract: An air filter arrangement, an air cleaner assembly including the air filter arrangement and methods of assembly and use are described. An air filter arrangement comprising a serviceable filter cartridge is described. The typical cartridge includes a recessed first flow face and an opposite outwardly projecting second flow face, with a central apex. Features of the cartridge, and an air cleaner for installation into the cartridge, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benny Kevin Nelson, Gregory Reichter, Bruce Boehrs, Paul Wendt
  • Patent number: 8313545
    Abstract: A filter element for a combustion tool includes a filter medium having pores with a pore size greater than a target particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker
  • Patent number: 8298310
    Abstract: A filter device for filtration of gaseous fluids has a multi-part housing with a first housing part and a second housing part connected to one another in a mounted state of the multi-part housing. A filter element is insertable into the multi-part housing. A connecting device penetrates the filter element and provides a connection between the first and second housing parts. The connecting device has at least one first housing projection monolithically formed on the first housing part. The connecting device further has a damping element arranged between the at least one first housing projection and the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Timo Dirnberger
  • Patent number: 8298308
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Lei Li
  • Patent number: 8292984
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is described and shown which includes a housing having an air flow inlet, an air flow outlet and a housing body and access cover. A serviceable filter cartridge is positioned within the housing. A projection/receiver arrangement providing for engagement between the cartridge and the access cover is provided. The projection/receiver arrangement can be configured in a manner that inhibits both cantilevered motion and rotational motion of the cartridge, once installed. An example projection/receiver arrangement is provided, which includes a serpentine receiving groove on the access cover and a serpentine projection on the filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Roberto Merckx, Julien Dils, Paul Coulonvaux
  • Patent number: 8287614
    Abstract: A supplemental filter media support insert is provided for use with a filter element to reinforce the filter media against filter media deformation resulting from fluid flow induced forces. The support insert is configured for installation into an air cleaner near the filter outlet face and includes support ribs which may be generally aligned to overlay reinforcement bands provided on filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Grant Gillispie, John Chamberlin
  • Patent number: 8282700
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing of connected housing parts with an inlet for unfiltered fluid and an outlet for filtered fluid. A filter element arranged in the filter housing separates the inlet seal-tightly from the outlet. A releasable anchoring device connects the housing parts. The anchoring device has a rotary insert having a guide and anchoring section and an interacting receptacle with an insertion/removal section. The rotary insert of the first housing part is arranged in the receptacle of the second housing part. The guide and anchoring section has a first rotary state in which it is positively guided for gliding in the insertion/removal section to guide the housing parts when being connected or separated. In a second rotary state the guiding and anchoring section is secured in an anchoring section of the receptacle for securing the housing parts. The insertion/removal section passes into the anchoring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Walz, Juergen Kosicki, Joachim Streich, Markus Hanselmann, Thomas Jessberger
  • Patent number: 8273143
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly, a main filter element, and a method for servicing an air cleaner assembly are provided according to the present invention. The air cleaner assembly includes an air cleaner housing and a main filter element. The air cleaner housing can include a safety liner or support having a closed end cap that supports the main filter element, and helps reduce the tendency of the main filter element to rotate during use of the air cleaner assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Coulonvaux, Johnny Craessaerts
  • Publication number: 20120233972
    Abstract: A filter housing (10) having a raw-side inlet (12) and a clean-side outlet (14) for media to be filtered and a forward-mounted part designed as a cyclone pre-separator (20) including at least one fastening region (32) of a first part (30) made substantially of plastic is fastened to the raw side, and a second part (40) braced between the first part (30) and the filter housing (10). The fastening region (32) of the first part (30) is screwed to the filter housing (10) using metal fastening elements (50, 54, 56, 60), and—at the upper side facing away from the filter housing (10) it has at least one pressing contour (70) for compensating for at least one dimension tolerance of the elements fastened together. The contour is substantially plastic material, which can be deformed by means of applying a force generated by the screwing together of the metal fastening elements (50, 52, 56, 60), in particular which can be melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Menssen, Stefan Becker, Kai Hilarius, Oliver Steins
  • Patent number: 8246707
    Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R. W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
  • Patent number: 8246709
    Abstract: A device and a method for connecting housing sections (5a, 5b, 5c) of soot particle filters uses a yoke-like clamping U-bolt (17) which has, disposed along the two longitudinal sides thereof, gripper-like bulges (29), for the mutual alignment and pressing against one another of end regions of adjacent housing sections (5a, 5b, 5c), which end regions are joined together without overlapping. A sealing tape (31), disposed at the inside of the clamping U-bolt (17), seals the gap between mutually adjoining housing sections (5a, 5b 5c) when the clamping U-bolt (17) is tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Tehag AG
    Inventor: Bernhard Franken
  • Patent number: 8241382
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • Patent number: 8241385
    Abstract: An air cleaner unit includes a casing and a filter element disposed in the casing for filtering air to be introduced into an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The casing includes a first case member and a second case member that are coupled to each other such that the filter element is housed in an element housing portion of the casing. The first case member has a hinge receiving portion, and the second case member has a hinge inserting portion. The hinge receiving portion and the hinge inserting portion are disposed under the element housing portion. The hinge receiving portion includes an engagement opening in which the hinge inserting portion is received such that the hinge receiving portion and the hinge inserting portion are connected in a hinge manner. The hinge receiving portion further includes a hinge receiving surface that extends from a vicinity of the engagement opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihisa Sasano, Akihiro Maeda, Akira Nakawatase, Ryuji Kanzaka, Yuji Matsubara, Shingo Kimura, Akira Enomoto, Kazuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8236080
    Abstract: A ratchet clip for lockably and releasably closing a cover onto a base of a air filter housing is disclosed. The ratchet clip includes an elongated retention member secured at one portion of the housing and having a plurality of teeth forming a series of pockets and ridges. A rocker member is pivotally secured to a different housing portion and is aligned to lockably engage the retention member. A latching member on the rocker member is sized, configured and positioned to lockably engage into the pockets thereby inhibiting movement of the latching member in an opening direction relative to the retention member. A spring biases the rocker member to lockably and releasably engage the retention member thereby preventing movement in an opening direction of the rocker member relative to the retention member. The teeth have surfaces configured to permit the latching member to slide over the teeth in a closing direction relative to the retention member, even while the spring biases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Mike Desjardins
  • Patent number: 8216333
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an air cleaner assembly for a small multi-purpose, combustion engine as may be used for mechanically powering pressure washers, lawn mowers, go-carts, electric power generators, and the like. In some embodiments, the air cleaner assembly includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the casing is designed to pivot open to allow a user to access the casing interior. In the casing interior, a filter support is designed to hold an air filter between the air inlet and air outlet. In certain embodiments, the air cleaner assembly also includes a hinge that is integrally formed with the casing. A releasable fastener is designed to hold the casing closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Horvat, Jeffrey P. Feist, Michael Plutte
  • Patent number: 8210035
    Abstract: The present invention precisely measures characteristic values (such as the absorption coefficient) of an electromagnetic wave when a density of a PM in a DPF which collects the PM in an exhaust gas. The DPF receives the exhaust gas, and collects the PM in the exhaust gas. The DPF includes first hole portions which are open at a first end on a side for receiving the exhaust gas, and are closed at a second end on a side opposite to the first end, second hole portions which are closed at the first end and are open at the second end, and third hole portions which are closed at the first end. The first hole portion and the second hole portion are adjacent to each other. The third hole portions are adjacent to each other. The PM in the exhaust gas passing through partition walls which partition the first hole portion and the second hole portion adjacent to each other is collected by the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Imamura, Shigeki Nishina
  • Patent number: 8202422
    Abstract: A fluid system for a pump circuit (10), in particular a hydraulic high-pressure pump circuit, has a function block (12). In the housing of the function block, fluid-conducting paths extend and are connected to valve components (32, 46) at least partially. A filter device is an at least partially integrated constituent part of the function block of the fluid system. The filter device (46) with its filter housing (56) can be connected to the function block (12) such that at least one filter element (70) is received in the installation space (72) of the function block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hydac Process Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Wnuk, Markus Olschok, Jürgen Sauer
  • Patent number: 8182570
    Abstract: In a compact air filter element (10) having a filter body (11) consisting of a coiled filter medium, through which filter body flow can pass through axially through its end sides (11.1), and which filter body (11) has at least one ring sealing element (15) extending along the periphery of the filter body (11), the filter body (11) is inserted into a hood element (12) and tightly seals to this. The hood element (12) covers one of the end sides (11.1) and grasps the outer periphery of the filter body (11) over the whole of the periphery in a grasping area close to the end side, wherein the grasping area of the hood element (12) ends in an outer edge having a ring edge surface (14.1) on or at which at least one ring sealing element (15) for placing against a sealing flange (22) of a housing pot element (20) is arranged. The reverse arrangement having the ring seal assigned to the housing pot element which presses on the hood element is also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Mario Rieger
  • Patent number: 8172920
    Abstract: A fluted filter element may include one or more bridging elements to provide resistance to telescoping of the layers of the fluted filter element. The bridging elements are attached to one or both of the filter faces via adhesives, and/or mechanical means, and may also take the form of one or more beads of adhesive applied across one or both ends of the filter element. The adhesive beads may include a flexible element, such as a string, or strip of material embedded in the adhesive bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven J. Merritt
  • Patent number: 8167968
    Abstract: In a vehicle having an air cleaner for cleaning incoming intake air supplied to an engine, a stepped surface is formed on at least one of a plurality of walls of an air cleaner housing. The stepped surface is formed on an upper wall of the air cleaner housing, such that an outer step is arranged on a periphery of an inner step. The upper wall is formed into a stereoscopic shape by providing the stepped surface thereon, such that the rigidity of the upper wall is enhanced, and a sonic resonance of the upper wall can be suppressed during vehicle operation, thereby reducing intake noises. By providing the stepped surface to the upper wall of the air cleaner for reducing intake noises, and it is unnecessary to add one or more extra components to the air cleaner for reducing intake noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Sato, Masaya Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 8163057
    Abstract: In an air filter housing (100) for an air filter element (2) with at least one housing bottom part (10) into which the air filter element (2) can be inserted completely or with a substantial portion of its length and a cover element (20) to be connected to the housing bottom part (10), on the housing bottom part (10) and on the cover element (20) at least one connector socket (14, 15) for connection to a hose conduit is provided, respectively. The connector socket for the side of the air filter element facing the cover element (20) is designed as a deflecting connector socket (14) that extends at least partially outside of the cross-sectional area covered by the air filter element (2) and that is connected to the housing bottom part (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummelll GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Blossey, Mario Rieger, Lorenz Eilert
  • Patent number: 8162151
    Abstract: Flow-through device for fluids, consisting of: a housing (2) which is built of a head (3) with an inlet channel (5) and an outlet channel (8); and a pot (4) which can be provided on the head (3) and in which is provided a cartridge which consists of an active flow-through element (20) and a cap (21) defining a flow-through channel (22) with an inlet opening (23) and an outlet opening (24), whereby the inlet opening (23) of the flow-through channel (22) is eccentric in relation to the axis (B-B?) of the flow-through element (20), whereas the outlet opening (24) is centrally positioned; and whereby the flow-through section of the flow-through channel (22) as of the inlet opening (23) to the outlet opening (24) first decreases and then increases again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventors: Bart Hubert Edith Pauwels, Luc Gerard Ludovicus Maria Van Echelpoel
  • Patent number: 8163056
    Abstract: An air cleaner having a housing body and a removable cover and a filter element, in which the cover and the filter element rotationally interfere with each other by engagement between an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element. A filter element includes a pair of end caps, filter media, and an outer wall on the end cap circumscribing the filter media, in which the outer wall is non-circular. A method of installing a filter element into a housing includes orienting a cover over an element and a housing body by engaging an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element to rotationally interfere with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Coulonvaux, Johan G. Dewit, Tom Hg Vranken
  • Patent number: 8157880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10), especially an air filter for an internal combustion engine, in which a main filter element (22) is arranged in a filter housing (12). The main filter element is flown through by a fluid to be filtered. The main filter element (22) is embodied as a multi-bellows filter having at least two radially nested filter bellows (32, 34). Between the filter bellows (32, 34) a flow space (44) for the fluid is formed communicating with an end face of the main filter element (22), wherein each one of the filter bellows (32, 34) is embodied as a star-shaped filter with filter folds arranged in a star shape. On at least one end face of the main filter element (22) there is a seal (36) between one of the filter bellows (32, 34) and the filter housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Karlheinz Muenkel
  • Patent number: 8152876
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element, consisting of a filter medium (10) that is pleated in a zigzag manner and has a concentric form, and an end disk (11) disposed on a front, and a second end disk (12) disposed on the opposite front, wherein the end disk (12) has a concentric opening (13) and extends substantially annularly across the pleats of the filter medium. The end disk (12) has a ring collar (14) extending radially toward the outside. The ring collar (14) has a seal (15) that surrounds the ring collar at least partially, wherein the seal has an axially extending region, which carries radially peripheral sealing lips (17), and said radially peripherals sealing lips are supported in a groove (18) or in a housing wall (19) of a housing receiving the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Gillenberg, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins
  • Patent number: 8147576
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element consisting of a filter medium (10) that is pleated in a zigzag manner and has a concentric shape, and a first end disk (11) and a second end disk (12) disposed on an opposite front, wherein the end disk (12) has a concentric opening (13) and extends substantially annularly across the pleats of the filter medium. The end disk (11) has a ring collar (14) extending radially toward the outside. Said ring collar (14) has a seal (15) that surrounds the ring collar at least partially, wherein the seal has an axially extending region, which carries radially peripheral sealing lips (17), and said radially peripheral sealing lips are supported in a groove (18) or in a housing wall (19) of a housing receiving the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Gillenberg, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins
  • Patent number: 8142533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element consisting of a filter medium (10) which is folded in a zig-zag manner and designed in a concentric shape. End plates (11, 12) are arranged on the end sides of the medium. End plate (12) has a concentric opening as well as a first annular ring (14) and a second annular ring (15), and a sealing groove (16) arranged between the rings. A reinforcement plate (17) is arranged in the area between the filter medium and the rings (14, 15). The end surfaces (18, 19) of the rings (14, 15) are supported by the grooves (20, 21) of a filter element housing, the grooves running radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Gillenberg, Friedrich Kupfer, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins
  • Patent number: 8142537
    Abstract: An air filter element is provided with an anti-crown support grid on a clean side of the filter media. The support grid includes at least one side rail provided along periphery portions of the grid and at least one support rib spanning between and secured at opposing ends to the side rails. A plurality of frame attachment members extend outwardly from the support rails and are configured for embedding into the seal frame to secure the support grid to the frame. The support grid includes at least one alignment feature sized, configured and positioned to be receivable into a complimentary feature of a housing so as to positionally lock the filter element and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Braithwaite, Michael Desjardins