(19)
(11) EP 1 195 513 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(21) Application number: 02001234.0

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02M 35/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 24.06.1998 US 90512 P
18.06.1999 US 336081

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99928949.9 / 1090223

(71) Applicant: SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 7A6 (CA)

(72) Inventor:
  • Powell, Jeffrey Joseph
    N0R 1A0 Belle River, Ontario N0R 1A0 (CA)

(74) Representative: French, Clive Harry 
Siemens Shared Services Limited, Intellectual Property Department, Siemens House, Oldbury
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FZ
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FZ (GB)

   


(54) Manifold housing system


(57) A field replaceable unitary manifold housing for providing combustion air and combustion fuel to an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The housing includes an air purification cavity having a spaced apart air intake and air discharge. The housing also includes a filter for purifying air disposed in the air purification cavity intermediate the air intake and the air discharge. The housing also includes a hollow elongate member having a first end coupled to the filter and a second end coupled to a plenum chamber for directing the air, the plenum chamber being integral with the air purification cavity. The housing also includes a plurality of channels, each channel integral with the housing and having a first end integral with the plenum chamber and a second end coupled to a cylinder head ofthe engine. The air intake induces air into the air purification cavity, the induced air is purified by the filter, the hollow elongate member directs the air from the filter to the plenum chamber, and the plurality of channels direct the air from the plenum chamber to the cylinder head.






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