US 11,896,923 B2
Air filter housing for an air filter arrangement in a vehicle
Fredrik Lindfors, Gothenburg (SE); Hans Rönnings, Gothenburg (SE); and Leo Ekbom, Torslanda (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/275,129
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Sep. 11, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/074465
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/052739, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0032220 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B01D 46/88 (2022.01)
CPC B01D 46/0005 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0004 (2013.01); B01D 46/2411 (2013.01); B01D 46/88 (2022.01); B01D 2265/06 (2013.01); B01D 2271/02 (2013.01); B01D 2273/14 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air filter housing for an air filter arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
an air filter housing forming a filter cavity configured to house an air filter unit, the air filter housing configured to receive unfiltered air and output filtered air by passage through the air filter unit, the air filter housing comprising:
an outlet for filtered air;
a support member fixedly arranged in the filter cavity, the support member comprising a filter holder portion for holding the air filter unit in a retracted position comprising an entirety of the filter holder portion is inside the filter cavity, the support member comprising an outlet sealing member arranged between the filter holder portion and the outlet of the filter housing, the outlet sealing member being an expansible and retractable member; and
the filter holder portion movable between the retracted position and an extended position comprising at least a part of the filter holder portion is outside of the filter cavity.