EP 1207295 A1 20020522 - Twist fit connection for air cleaners
Title (en)
Twist fit connection for air cleaners
Title (de)
Verdrehbare zusammensteckbare Verbindung für Luftfilter
Title (fr)
Accouplement par encliquetage à rotation pour filtres à air
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 00204065 A 20001117
Abstract (en)
An air cleaner housing system with an detachable air cleaner tube (14) and a method of assembling an air cleaner. The air cleaner housing system includes the air cleaner tube (14), an air cleaner housing (12) including an aperture (22), an air filter (16) disposed inside the air cleaner housing, an attachment mechanism comprising a first portion (18) disposed on the air cleaner tube (14) and a second portion (20) disposed on the air cleaner housing (12) and a first seal (36) disposed between the air filter (16) and the air cleaner tube (14). The attachment mechanism is a radial twist fit connector which moves between a first rotational position to attach the air cleaner tube (14) to the air cleaner housing (12) and a second rotational position to detach the air cleaner tube (14) from the air cleaner housing (12). Alternately, the attachment mechanism is an axial twist fit connector. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F02M 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F02M 35/0203 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] EP 0896148 A2 19990210 - SIEMENS CANADA LTD [CA]
- [Y] DE 3705951 C1 19880324 - HENGST WALTER GMBH & CO KG
- [A] DE 1249590 B
- [A] US 6051042 A 20000418 - COULONVAUX PAUL R [BE]
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- [A] US 5277157 A 19940111 - TEICH MICHAEL [DE]
- [A] US 1577990 A 19260323 - DEVENTER CHRISTOPHER VAN
- [A] EP 0736683 A2 19961009 - BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]
- [A] US 5342126 A 19940830 - HESTON JEFFREY W [US], et al
- [E] US 6167862 B1 20010102 - POWELL JEFFREY J [CA], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00204065 A 20001117