Patent ID: 6491734
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
An air cleaner for an internal combustion engine comprising:a body having a chamber space; an air inlet pipe extending from an inlet wall of the body for introducing air into the chamber space; an outlet extending from the chamber space; a streamline wall formed in the chamber space, the streamline wall extending from said inlet wall of the body defining an inlet side chamber space and an outlet side chamber space, such that introduced air smoothly flows from the inlet side chamber space to the outlet side chamber space; a drain cock formed on a bottom surface of the body for collecting particles and moisture present in the introduced air; and a drain valve mounted to an external surface of the drain cock for discharging the particles and moisture, wherein the drain cock has a circumferential projection around a middle portion of the drain cock, the projection extending outwardly from the drain cock towards the drain valve.