Aircharger air intake system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10378491-B2
Application number	US-201715453496-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Mar 8, 2016
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus and a method are provided for an aircharger air intake system for filtering and conducting an airstream to an air intake of an engine. The aircharger air intake system includes an air filter comprising a filter medium configured to entrap particulates flowing within the airstream. An air box comprising one or more sidewalls and a mount wall is configured to support the air filter within an engine bay. The air box is configured to be mounted, or fastened, onto the engine. An intake tube is coupled with the air filter and configured to conduct the airstream to the air intake of the engine. The intake tube is configured to be coupled with an air temperature sensor or a mass air sensor of the engine. An adapter is configured to couple the intake tube with the air intake.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aircharger air intake system for filtering and conducting an airstream to an air intake of an engine, comprising:
an air filter comprising a filter medium configured to entrap particulates flowing within the airstream;
an air box comprising one or more sidewalls and a mount wall;
an intake tube coupled with the air filter and configured to conduct the airstream to the air intake, wherein the intake tube is configured to couple with an air temperature sensor;
a wiring harness configured to extend an existing wiring harness of the engine to the air temperature sensor, wherein the wiring harness includes at least a first socket and a second socket, the first socket configured to couple with the existing wiring harness and the second socket configured to plug into the air temperature sensor; and
an adapter configured to couple the intake tube with the air intake.

2. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein one or more pliable strips are configured to be extended along one or more edges of the sidewalls and the mount wall.

3. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the air box is configured to be mounted onto the engine, the one or more sidewalls being configured to receive fasteners suitable for installing the air box onto the engine.

4. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the air box further comprises a floor configured to protect the air filter from road debris and isolate the air filter from other components within an engine bay.

5. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the air box comprises a heatshield configured to be coupled with at least the mount wall by way of suitable fasteners.

6. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the mount wall comprises an opening that receives an adapter configured to couple the air filter and the intake tube to the mount wall.

7. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein a mass air sensor of the engine is disposed between the air filter and the intake tube, a first adapter being coupled between the air filter and the mass air sensor, and a second adapter being secured between the mass air sensor and the intake tube.

8. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the intake tube comprises a shape and size suitable for conducting the airstream from the air filter into the air intake.

9. The intake system of claim 8 , wherein the intake tube is comprised of an arrangement of one or more bends and one or more straight portions to communicate the airstream from the air filter to the air intake.

10. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the intake tube comprises one or more grommets removably disposed within openings that are configured to receive at least the air temperature sensor and a mass air sensor that are coupled with the engine.

11. The intake system of claim 1 , further comprising an adapter assembly configured to couple the intake tube and a mass air sensor assembly of the engine.

12. The intake system of claim 1 , further comprising an adapter that is configured to secure the intake tube to a throttle body of the engine.

13. The intake system of claim 1 , wherein the intake tube comprises one or more flanges configured to receive at least a crankcase ventilation hose extending from the engine.

14. A method for an aircharger air intake system for filtering and conducting an airstream to an air intake of an engine, comprising:
configuring an air box to support an air filter and be coupled with the engine;
coupling an intake tube between the air filter and the air intake of the engine, wherein the intake tube is configured to couple with an air temperature sensor;
coupling a wiring harness to an existing wiring harness of the engine and the air temperature sensor, wherein the wiring harness includes at least a first socket and a second socket, the first socket configured to couple with the existing wiring harness and the second socket configured to plug into the air temperature sensor; and
adapting the intake tube to conduct the airstream to the air intake of the engine.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein configuring comprises coupling a heatshield with at least a mount wall comprising the air box.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein configuring comprises forming an opening in a mount wall of the air box to support the air filter and the intake tube.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein coupling comprises forming an arrangement of one or more bends and one or more straight portions comprising the intake tube to communicate the airstream from the air filter to the air intake of the engine.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein adapting comprises fabricating an adapter to secure the intake tube to a throttle body of the engine.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein adapting further comprises configuring an adapter assembly to couple a mass air sensor of the engine to the intake tube.

Assignees

• K&N Eng Inc

Inventors

• Williams Steve

Classifications

• F02M35/10386

  for flow rate (air flow meters in air cleaners F02M35/021; circuit arrangements for generating control signals by measuring intake air flow F02D41/18) · CPC title

• F02M35/048

  Arranging or mounting on or with respect to engines or vehicle bodies · CPC title

• F02M35/10144

  Connections of intake ducts to each other or to another device · CPC title

• F02M35/02483

  Cylindrical, conical, oval, spherical or the like filter elements; wounded filter elements · CPC title

• F02M35/02433 Primary

  Special alignment with respect to the air intake flow, e.g. angled or in longitudinal flow direction · CPC title