Abstract: A filter device may include a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part which define a chamber through which a fluid is flowable. The device may also include a filter insert arranged in the housing and configured to filter the fluid. The filter insert may include a seal. The second housing structure may be configured as a web. A circumferential section of the second housing structure may include a contour. The contour may include a recess configured as an interruption in an area of the web. The device may further include a support element arranged on the filter insert interacting with the second housing structure in an area of the contour. The second housing structure may press the first sealing surface against the first housing structure via the support element to seal a clean side from an unfiltered side.

Abstract: A filter cartridge for a filter for filtration of a fluid has a prismatic basic shape with a base face and a top face arranged parallel to each other and each having a polygonal basic shape. The prismatic basic shape is provided with a first lateral face and a second lateral face neighboring the first lateral face, wherein the first lateral face is an inflow surface and is substantially positioned perpendicular to the neighboring second lateral face. The prismatic basic shape has a third lateral face that is an outflow surface and is positioned at an angle relative to the first lateral face, wherein the angle is greater than 10° and smaller than 80°. A filter with such a filter cartridge is disclosed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicular storage battery device includes a housing, battery boxes, and a common cooling passage. The battery boxes are disposed in the housing. Each of the battery boxes houses an electric cell as a vehicle power source and includes a heat transporting part transporting heat generated in the battery box to outside of the battery box. The common cooling passage is disposed in the housing. The common cooling passage is provided with an inlet for taking in a fluid and an outlet for discharging the fluid having passed through the passage. The inlet and the outlet are open in a direction different from a traveling direction of the vehicle. The heat transporting part of each of the battery boxes is exposed to inside of the passage.

Abstract: A method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part in which the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, and a compensation space connected to the casting chamber for the expansion of the sealing material.

Abstract: An intake system component of an internal combustion engine includes a porous material product and a resin molded portion. The porous material product is formed from a porous material and includes an outer edge and a general portion. The resin molded portion encompasses the outer edge and is formed integrally with the porous material product. The general portion is located outside the resin molded portion. The outer edge has a lower filling density than the general portion.

Abstract: An air intake system for a commercial vehicle is disclosed. The air intake system includes a hood with at least one frontal intake opening through which air to be guided to an engine of the commercial vehicle can flow and with at least one plenum configured to receive air flowing through the intake opening. The air intake system further includes at least one air pipe having at least one air duct with at least one inlet opening through which the air flowing through the frontal intake opening can flow, the air duct arranged upstream of and fluidically connected with the plenum so as to guide the air to and into the plenum. The air intake system additionally includes at least one air filter and at least one silencer plate arranged upstream of the air filter, the silencer plate having a plurality of through openings through which the air can flow.

Abstract: Provided is a resin cover removal structure for removing a resin cover attached to a metallic body, where the body and the resin cover are attached to each other in such a manner that a body-side attachment surface formed on a peripheral edge portion of the body and a cover-side attachment surface formed on a peripheral edge portion of the resin cover face each other, a part of at least one of the body-side attachment surface and the cover-side attachment surface is cut off to provide an insertion groove opened outside a peripheral edge portion thereof, the insertion groove is inclined in such a manner that a distance between the body and the resin cover decreases toward the inside of the peripheral edge portion, and the resin cover can be removed from the body by inserting a wedge-shaped tool into the insertion groove.

Abstract: An interface air filter and assembly for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The assembly has a housing having an air intake port and an opening. There is an air filter assembly with an air filter having a closed end and an open end and a reducing coupling. The reducing coupling has a first end with a first engaging member having an external circumference and outer surface, a second end with a second engaging member having an external circumference less than the first engaging member external circumference, and the second engaging member has an inner surface. The first end of the reducing coupling is attached to the open end of the air filter. The air filter assembly is in contact with the housing such that the air filter resides within the housing and the outer surface of the first engaging member engages the housing.

Abstract: A filter element for fluids, including: a filter bellows made of a filter medium, the filter medium placed in the filter bellows along pleated edges in a zig-zag shape, in pleats that extend between opposite end edges of the filter bellows; wherein an end pleat having a pleated edge and an opposite free end margin is arranged on each opposite end face of the filter bellows, pleated edges that are consecutive along an end edge of a pleat end at opposite surfaces of the filter bellows; wherein a segment of one of the end edges extends obliquely to one of the pleated edges in such a manner that, in the one segment, the pleated edges on a first one of the opposite surfaces have a different length than the pleated edges of an opposite one of the opposite surfaces; and wherein the pleats are laterally sealed by the end edges.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a porous monolithic zeolite structure including the steps of; taking a porous monolithic substrate; forming one or more zeolites on the substrate; and substantially or completely removing the substrate.

Abstract: A plugged honeycomb structure includes: a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions to plug open ends of cells of the honeycomb segments. The honeycomb segment is configured so that the cells having at least two kinds of different shapes are disposed in a cross section orthogonal to an extension direction of the cells, the honeycomb segment has a center region configured by repeating units to maintain a repeated pattern including cell arrangement in which inflow cells surround an inflow cell, and a circumferential region located at the circumference of the center region, the circumferential region has open frontal area that is larger than open frontal area of the center region at the inflow end face of the honeycomb segment, the segment circumferential wall and the bonding layer have a special range of a thickness.

Abstract: A device for fitting to a vehicular snorkel air intake is provided. The device comprises a shield and at least one arm extending from the shield, wherein the at least one arm is adapted to position the shield in front of an inlet of the snorkel air intake.

Abstract: An exemplary air filter may include an air-permeable filter body for cleaning air, and a filter housing for holding the filter body. The air filter may also include a clean-air port fluidically connected to the filter body and mechanically connected to the filter housing for attaching the air filter to a clean-air channel. The air filter may further include a first air-flow grid arranged in the clean-air port to stabilize the filtered air.

Abstract: Composite filter media is formed from multiple layers of media material including a nanofiber media layer, where the layers are laminated, bound, or otherwise composited to each other. The composite filter media can comprise at least one nanofiber layer comprising polymeric media material having a geometric mean fiber diameter of about 100 nm to 1 ?m, and fibers configured in a gradient such that ratio of the geometric mean diameter of fibers at the upstream face of the nanofiber layer to the geometric mean diameter of fibers at the downstream face of the nanofiber layer is about 1.1 to 2.8, preferably about 1.2 to 2.4.

Abstract: Air filter cartridges for use in air cleaner assemblies are described. The air filter cartridges typically comprise a stack of strips of fluted media secured to facing media and having an inlet flow face and an outlet flow face. In examples, a projection is provided extending outwardly from adjacent the outlet flow face of the media pack, as a projection supporting a seal arrangement. In examples, the seal arrangement is typically rectangular, with four straight and four rounded corners. The projection can be configured with open corners, and in some instances comprises tabs, to facilitate flexing of the projection to accommodate variations in a housing seal surface, with which the cartridge is installed. Air cleaner assemblies and components therefor, using cartridges in accord with the descriptions herein, are described.

Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies and components therefor are described. An example first or main filter cartridge is described which includes a media pack comprising fluted material secured to facing sheets. The media pack defines opposite inlet and outlet flow faces, with flutes extending in a direction therebetween. The cartridge defines a closed end, spaced from, but in overlap with, the outlet end face of the media pack.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device includes a honeycomb catalyst body, a plugged honeycomb structure and a can member to receive therein the honeycomb catalyst body and the plugged honeycomb structure, and the plugged honeycomb structure disposed at a position on a downstream side of the honeycomb catalyst body is designed so that a pressure loss in an end face central region of at least one of a second inflow side end face and a second outflow side end face of a second honeycomb substrate is larger than a pressure loss of an end face circumferential region positioned around the end face central region.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for continuously providing oxygen-enriched gas/air produced from a predefined atmospheric air (normally comprising 78% of nitrogen N2 and 21% of oxygen O2) to a combustion area/chamber, using an impeller-based apparatus having a duct system. The impeller system can comprise at least one plurality of gates for capturing the oxygen-enriched gas/air to automatically improve processes of combustion, exhaust and/or related properties of the apparatus. The impeller can comprise a plurality of blades which, when rotating/spinning, may create the desired gas density/mass separation of oxygen and nitrogen. Furthermore, a nitrogen-enriched gas/air can be further provided from a predefined atmospheric air using the impeller-based apparatus with at least one plurality of further gates system/duct, gates rotating in sync with impeller blades, for collecting the nitrogen-enriched gas/air to further improve one or more apparatus parameters.

Abstract: A debris shield is disclosed for preventing debris from being sucked into the recirculate inlet of certain trucks used in the rental truck industry and thereby clogging the air conditioning evaporator coils and other components of the air conditioning system. The shield includes a segmented frame configured to fit over an opening of the system in such a way that any debris sucked into the recirculate inlet within the cab encounters and is arrested by the shield before reaching sensitive components. A method of shielding an automotive air conditioning system from entrained debris also is disclosed.

Abstract: Filter assemblies and components therefor, are described. In an example arrangement, the filter assembly is configured to be serviced from either the top or the bottom. A rotational indexing arrangement is to ensure appropriate orientation of an internally received filter cartridge, and other components of the arrangement are provided. Methods of assembly, servicing and use are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hood (40) of a multi cyclone block (12) and an air cleaner (10). The cyclone block (12) has a plurality of cyclone cells (28). The hood (40) having at least one hood-inlet (50) and at least one hood-outlet (52) for air to be fed to the cyclone cells (28). The at least one hood-outlet (52) is designed for surrounding, a plurality of cell-inlets (36) of the cyclone cells (28) of the cyclone block (12). A wall (70) of the hood (40) defines a distributor volume (72) inside the hood (40), which is located between the at least one hood-inlet (50) and the at least one hood-outlet (52). The wall (70) has at least one line or area of inflection (74), where at least one inner surface of the wall (70) changes its curvature.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer coating comprising a plurality of layers comprising a) one or more layers of an elemental transition metal; b) one or more layers of an elemental metalloid; and c) two or more layers of an oxide; characterized in that the transition metal and metalloid layers are between the oxide layers and the plurality of layers does not need to contain an additional transparent conductive film (TCF). The multilayer coatings show high transparency in the visible light range combined with heat shielding without the need of transparent conductive oxide which have been previously used to achieve these properties. The multilayers can be produced with conventional physical vapor deposition methods on glass and polymer substrates. The coatings may therefore be used for applications on windows, plastic sheets and window shields. The invention relates also to the process for making the multilayer coatings, articles comprising them and their use in building and other applications.

Abstract: An air purifier having an improved air purification capacity. The air purifier includes a base, a body arranged at a top of the base and having a cylindrical shape at a portion thereof, a suction unit arranged within the body and having a suction port, a discharge unit arranged within the body and having a discharge port to discharge air intook by the suction unit, a blowing unit arranged within the body to blow air from the suction unit to the discharge unit, and a filter unit arranged within the body to purify air blown by the blowing unit, wherein at least one of the suction port and the discharge port has a periphery defining a surface having an oval or ovoid shape inclined from a central axis of the cylindrical body portion, wherein the suction unit is pivotally coupled to the body.

Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a plurality of cells and porous cell walls. The plurality of cells include exhaust gas introduction cells and exhaust gas emission cells. The porous cell walls each have a porosity of 55% or acre but not more than 70%. The porous cell walls include pores with a pore diameter of 40 ?m or more. The pores have a pore volume occupying 10% or more of a total pore volume of the porous cell walls. The exhaust gas emission cells have an average cross sectional area larger than an average cross sectional area of the exhaust gas introduction cells in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plurality of cells. A total volume of the exhaust gas introduction cells is larger than a total volume of the exhaust gas emission cells.

Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a plurality of cells and porous cell walls. The plurality of cells include exhaust gas introduction cells and exhaust gas emission cells. Each of the exhaust gas emission cells is adjacently surrounded fully by the exhaust gas introduction cells across the porous cell walls. The exhaust gas introduction cells include first exhaust gas introduction cells and second exhaust gas introduction cells. Each of the first exhaust gas introduction cells has the cross sectional area equal to or smaller than 0.7 mm2 in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plurality of cells.

Abstract: An air cleaner of an internal combustion engine has a housing with a slide-in opening and receives a slide-in filter element through this opening. A cover element closes off the slide-in opening. The cover element has a snap element for fixing the cover element at the housing. The cover element has a contact face defining a first main plane. A sealing is disposed between the filter element and the housing and seals between filter element and housing. A sealing face provided at the housing interacts with the sealing and defines a second main plane. The housing has a contact face abutting the contact face of the cover element in the closing state of the cover element. An angle between the second main plane of the sealing face of the housing and the first main plane of the contact face of the cover element is different from 90°.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vehicles with reduced emissions. More particularly, this disclosure relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses related to vehicles with reduced carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon dioxide emissions may be stored in a carbon dioxide clathrate.

Abstract: A filter element arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and an overmold sealing a portion of the interface between the preform and the media pack, and also forming an air cleaner seal for the filter element. The overmold preferably comprises molded, foamed, polyurethane. A variety of media pack shapes can be used.

Abstract: Provided is a construction machine including an air cleaner having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface and an air intake pipe, wherein the assembly of the air cleaner and the air intake pipe can have a reduced width size in the front-rear direction. The air intake pipe has a returning portion and a downstream-side portion. The downstream-side portion has a cross section having a shape including a hypotenuse portion inclined toward the air cleaner, arranged in the state where at least a part of the hypotenuse portion is located in a space defined between the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the air cleaner and an air-cleaner placement surface.

Abstract: A filter media is generally described including an upstream layer of a nonwoven fiber having a denier between about 5.0 and 7.0 and a weight of between about 3.0 and 5.0 opsy, optionally a scrim, and a cap layer of a fiber having a denier between about 0.1 and 5.0, and a weight between about 2.0 and 4.0 opsy carried by the upstream layer and disposed downstream from the upstream layer. The upstream layer, scrim and cap layer can have a weight of about 4.0 opsy, 2.0 opsy and 3.0 opsy respectively. A downstream layer can be disposed between the upstream layer and the cap layer.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a diesel engine in which a DPF case and an SCR catalyst case can be placed compactly. The diesel engine includes an engine body, the DPF case and the SCR catalyst case, a DPF is accommodated in the DPF case, an SCR catalyst is accommodated in the SCR catalyst case, and the DPF case and the SCR catalyst case are mounted on the engine body. The SCR catalyst case is placed in a direction which extends along the DPF case. The DPF case is placed directly above a flywheel housing and right behind a cylinder head cover, and the SCR catalyst case is placed directly above the cylinder head cover.

Abstract: An air filter media construction or arrangement is disclosed. The air filter media construction or arrangement includes facing media secured to fluted media. A preferred projection/receiver arrangement is described. Also, a useful seal arrangement is described. Air cleaner assemblies, methods of assembly and use are also provided.

Abstract: A hand-held working implement comprises an internal combustion engine, an air filter, and an intermediate flange, wherein the intermediate flange is arranged between the air filter and the internal combustion engine, wherein the bottom of the intermediate flange is arranged opposite the air filter bottom, wherein the air filter bottom and the intermediate flange bound an interior space, wherein the interior space comprises a portion of the duct, wherein a portion of the duct in the interior space is bounded by at least one boundary wall which protrudes into the interior space transversely with respect to the air filter bottom, wherein the boundary wall is formed integrally on the intermediate flange and/or on the air filter bottom, and wherein the boundary wall bridges the spacing between the air filter bottom and the bottom of the intermediate flange.

Abstract: An element for ventilating a housing containing an electrical, mechanical, electromechanical or similar member includes a rigid body having an outer cylindrical wall, closed at a first end by a closure part, the cylindrical wall being open at a second end coupled to the housing, the body containing an internal member of at least partly yieldable material having a first end close to the closure part of the rigid body and carrying a filtering membrane, and an open second end facing the housing. From the closure part an internal cylindrical portion projects containing the member and couples to this latter by interference so as to retain it within the body.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner for a vehicle. The air cleaner for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a body portion which has an air inlet formed at one side of the body portion so as to suck air; a cover portion which is coupled to an upper portion of the body portion and has an air outlet formed at one side of the cover portion; an element which is inserted into or withdrawn from the interior of the body portion and the cover portion through a receiving opening that is formed at one side of the body portion and the cover portion; a height adjustment handle which is rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the element and allows the element to be raised upward and lowered downward by a rotation of the height adjustment handle; and an element cover which is coupled to one side of the cover portion so as to prevent the element from being moved away from the receiving opening, and has a locking member which is provided at one surface of the element cover and has elastic force.

Abstract: A filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis and a concentric shape relative to the longitudinal axis. The filter body has a first end face and a second opposite end face. A first end disk is arranged at the first end face. A second end disk is arranged at the second end face. A support tube concentric to the longitudinal axis extends between the first and second end disks. At least one of the first and second end disks has support knobs arranged in a circular arrangement about the longitudinal axis and extending in axial direction outwardly. The support knobs, when the filter element is mounted in a housing that receives the filter element, rest against an inner cover contour of the housing and fold over in radial direction outwardly so as to be supported axially and radially on the housing.

Abstract: An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.

Abstract: A filter element has a filter body with a longitudinal axis, the filter body having a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face. A first end plate is arranged at the first end face and has an open or closed configuration. A second end plate is arranged at the second end face. A support tube is arranged concentrically to the longitudinal axis and extends between the first and second end plates. The first end plate is reinforced by a reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring has first openings that are visible from the exterior of the reinforcement ring, wherein the first openings enable a filling level check of a filling level of a material that connects the first end plate with the first end face.

Abstract: An air cleaner for a vehicle has an improved door locking structure that is not affected by the temperature of an engine compartment, and is configured to performing a door opening/closing operation and a filter replacing operation by simple manipulation. The air cleaner includes: a filter assembly; a case accommodating and providing access to the filter assembly; a door rotatably installed at the case that opens and closes the entrance of the case; an elastic member mounted between the door and the case to apply an elastic restoring force; and a locking unit installed that locks the door at a closed position and unlocks the door by one touch manipulation of pressing the door at the closed position.

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.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an air-purifying device for a vehicle that uses an ozone purifier including activated carbon. This air-purifying device for a vehicle, provided by the present invention, includes an ozone purifier which includes activated carbon and being disposed on the surface of an on-vehicle component arranged on a portion where an air flow passage is formed while a vehicle is traveling. The ozone purifier is prepared so that the mean pore size of the activated carbon is preferably 10 nm or less so as to be smaller than the mean particle size of the particulate matter from the vehicle.

Abstract: Filter cartridge arrangements, features thereof and assembly for use therewith, are provided. Selected filter cartridge features disclosed are particularly well adapted for use with a safety or secondary filter cartridge, usable with media thereof projecting into an open interior of a main filter cartridge, in use. An example filter cartridge is described, with a non-pleated end and a pleated end, although variations are also described. Advantageous main cartridges are also described. Methods of assembly and systems for use are described.

Abstract: An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided.

Abstract: A fuel injection amount control apparatus calculates as a proportional term a value obtained by multiplying by a proportional gain Kp a deviation DVoxslow between a downstream side target value Voxsref and an output value Voxs of a downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor disposed downstream of a catalyst. The control apparatus calculates a time integrated value SDVoxslow by integrating a value obtained by multiplying by a predetermined adjustment gain K the deviation DVoxslow, calculates a value that is commensurate with the time integrated value SDVoxslow as an integral term Ki×SDVoxslow, and obtains the integral term Ki×SDVoxslow as a sub-FB learned value KSFBg. The control apparatus sets the proportional gain Kp at a small value after the sub-FB learned value KSFBg is determined to have converged, and sets the adjustment gain K at a small value after the sub-FB learned value KSFBg is determined to have converged.

Abstract: Improvements in a filter where the filter self-expands based upon increased pressure or vacuum in the filtering stream. The expandable filter is adaptable to filtering a wide variety of media including air used in HVAC units, gases that are used to filter impurities out of gases and for industrial applications. The expandable filter to maintain a constant pressure or vacuum in the plenum or filter. The filter self-expands as the pressure or vacuum increases and pushes, pulls or draws the filter into an elongated or heightened configuration. As the filter expands new filter material is exposed that was not previously exposed for filtering. Expansion doubles, triples, or further increases the filter collection surface area. The filter does not rely upon gravity and expands based upon the increase of pressure or vacuum in the plenum the filter can be arranged in a vertical or horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separator separates water from exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell mounted in a vehicle after the fuel cell generates electricity. The gas-liquid separator includes a case that includes a water storage region. The water storage region is located at a lowermost part in the case. The exhaust gas is introduced into the case, where water is separated from the exhaust gas. After the separated water is stored in the water storage region, the water is drained to the outside from the case. The case has in it a barrier that is formed to protrude upward to restrict water from flowing out of the water storage region when the vehicle is inclined. The barrier restricts outflow of water to the outside of the water storage region when the vehicle is inclined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter unit for filtering gaseous fluids, comprising a filter insert part with a filter medium and a sealing element, said element being clamped between sealing struts on parts of the filter housing. The clamping force produced by the sealing struts that lie opposite one another runs at least approximately perpendicularly to the mounting direction of the housing parts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter unit for filtering gaseous fluids, comprising a filter insert part with a filter medium and a sealing element, said element being clamped between sealing struts on parts of the filter housing. The clamping force produced by the sealing struts that lie opposite one another runs at least approximately perpendicularly to the mounting direction of the housing parts.