18243911. AIRBOX WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM (Caterpillar Inc.)
AIRBOX WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Vincent Paul Caliendo of Dunlap IL (US)
AIRBOX WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18243911 titled 'AIRBOX WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
An airbox includes an intake air inlet in a housing, wherein the intake air inlet includes a first portion and a second portion, at least one air outlet in the housing, and an air chamber within the housing and fluidly connected to the intake air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The air chamber includes an internal wall that divides the air chamber along an axis thereof into a first air chamber portion fluidly connected to the first portion of the air inlet and a second air chamber portion fluidly connected to the second portion of the air inlet, and a moveable air inlet damper configured to seal the first portion of the air inlet and occlude the first air chamber portion, or to seal the second portion of the air inlet and occlude the second air chamber portion.