US 11,958,340 B2
Vehicle air filtration system
Steve Williams, Cherry Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to AEM Induction System, Riverside, CA (US)
Filed by AEM Induction Systems, Riverside, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/714,538.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,721, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0189362 A1, Jun. 18, 2020
Int. Cl. B60H 3/06 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 3/0616 (2013.01) [F02M 35/0205 (2013.01); B60H 2003/065 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air box for communicating an airstream from one or more aerodynamic elements of a vehicle to an air intake duct of an engine, the air box comprising:
an enclosure configured to support the air filter within an interior of the enclosure;
one or more air inlets that are configured to receive the airstream from one or more air inlet ports;
a gasket disposed around a perimeter edge of each of the one or more air inlets;
a duct configured to direct the airstream from the one or more air inlets to the interior of the enclosure;
a panel coupled with the enclosure to allow access to the air filter, the panel including a plurality of hinges that allow for opening and closing of the panel;
a locking mechanism and a gasket for providing an air-tight seal between the panel and the enclosure;
a transparent inspection region that comprises the panel and is configured so that the air filter may be viewed; and
a conduit configured to communicate the airstream from an interior of the air filter to the air intake duct.