Patent ID: 9387427
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B01D,F02M

Claim Text:
1. A filter assembly for an air cleaner of an air intake of a motor vehicle, the filter assembly comprising: a main pleat-pack filter; an auxiliary pleat-pack filter set apart from the main pleat-pack filter; and a filter mount fixed to and shaped to support the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, the filter mount fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, the filter mount framing a first open area and a second open area, the first and second open areas spanned by the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter, respectively, the first open area being greater than the second open area, the second open area including a flow restrictor disposed below and in fluidic communication with the auxiliary filter on an inlet side, and the filter mount comprising a first sealing element passing between the main pleat-pack filter and the auxiliary pleat-pack filter.