Patent ID: 9657694
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B01D,F02M,Y10T

Claim:
1. An inlet air filter device, the device comprising: at least one passage for delivering an air mass from an inlet section of the inlet air filter device to an outlet section of the inlet air filter device, a water separator in the at least one passage for separating water in the air mass, the water separator positioned between the inlet section and the outlet section of the inlet air filter device, and comprising a first surface upstream of a flow path of the air mass and a second surface downstream of the flow path of the air mass, a bypass element movable between a first open position in which the air mass is forced to cross the water separator and a second closed position in which the air mass flows from the inlet to the outlet section without crossing the water separator, a shutter element fixed to the bypass element and actuatable for isolating the first surface from the air mass flowing in the passage when the bypass element is in the second closed position.