IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0401681
(1995-03-10)
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우선권정보 |
JP-0040990 (1994-03-11) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Oda Kouichi (Chita JPX) Horie Kazuyuki (Nagoya JPX) Ino Masao (Toyota JPX)
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Toyoda Boshoku Corporation (Kariya JPX 03) Nippondenso Co, Ltd. (Kariya JPX 03)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
69 인용 특허 :
0 |
초록
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An air cleaner for use in an intake air passage connected to an engine of a vehicle, including a housing separable into two housings, a filter element received in one of the two housings, a sealing member for sealing contact with a sealing surface of the other housing, and a hinge device for rotatab
An air cleaner for use in an intake air passage connected to an engine of a vehicle, including a housing separable into two housings, a filter element received in one of the two housings, a sealing member for sealing contact with a sealing surface of the other housing, and a hinge device for rotatably connecting the two housings to each other, the hinge device including a receiving member having a receiving opening, and an axis member for being received in the receiving member through the receiving opening, the axis and receiving members being displaceable relative to each other substantially along a plane in which the sealing member extends, the air cleaner further including a clamp device cooperating with the hinge device to secure the two housings to each other, and a protector including two abutting portions, the protector allowing the sealing surface and the sealing member to be brought into the sealing contact with each other when the axis member is positioned at a hinging position in the receiving member, and inhibiting the sealing surface and the sealing member from being brought into the sealing contact with each other, by abutment of the two abutting portions thereof, when the axis member is not positioned at the hinging position, the protector including, as the two abutting portions thereof, a portion of one of the two housings and a portion of the other housing, respectively.
대표청구항
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An air cleaner for cleaning air flowing through an air passage, comprising: a separable housing including a first and a second housing for communicating with an upstream and a downstream portion of the air passage, respectively, said first and second housings having a first and a second opening, res
An air cleaner for cleaning air flowing through an air passage, comprising: a separable housing including a first and a second housing for communicating with an upstream and a downstream portion of the air passage, respectively, said first and second housings having a first and a second opening, respectively; a filter element accommodated in said separable housing; one of said first and second housings having a sealing surface surrounding a corresponding one of said first and second openings; a sealing member for sealing contact with said sealing surface; a hinge device located outwardly of said first and second openings of said first and second housings, for rotatably connecting the first and second housings to each other, said hinge device including a receiving member having a receiving opening, and an axis member for being received in said receiving member through said receiving opening, said axis member and said receiving member being displaceable relative to each other substantially along a plane in which said sealing member extends; a clamp device cooperating with said hinge device to secure said first and second housings to each other; and a protector including a first and a second abutting portion, said protector allowing said sealing surface and said sealing member to be brought into said sealing contact with each other when said axis member of said hinge device is positioned at a prescribed hinging position in said receiving member of the hinge device, and inhibiting the sealing surface and the sealing member from being brought into the sealing contact with each other, by abutment of said first and second abutting portions thereof, when the axis member is not positioned at said hinging position, said protector including, as said first and second abutting portions thereof, a portion of said first housing and a portion of said second housing, respectively.
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