초록 ▼

An air cleaner that locks two shells together by a cam action is disclosed having two shells with interlocking fingers staggered along at least one length of the joint between the first and second shells. A cam is inserted between the interlocking fingers and when rotated pulls the fingers apart and

An air cleaner that locks two shells together by a cam action is disclosed having two shells with interlocking fingers staggered along at least one length of the joint between the first and second shells. A cam is inserted between the interlocking fingers and when rotated pulls the fingers apart and pulls the two shells together.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An air cleaner for the combustion air of an internal combustion engine comprising:a first air cleaner shell having a first plurality of spaced-apart fingers along a first edge ther

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An air cleaner for the combustion air of an internal combustion engine comprising:a first air cleaner shell having a first plurality of spaced-apart fingers along a first edge thereof;a second air cleaner shell having a second plurality of spaced-apart fingers along a first edge thereof, wherein the first and second plurality of fingers are intertwined to form a passageway therebetween;a cam shaft disposed in the passageway and abutting the intertwined fingers to hold the intertwined fingers apart and the first and second shells together when in a first rotational position, and to permit the fingers to come together and the shells to move apart when in a second position.