Patent ID: 6178939
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F02B,F02F,F02M

Abstract:
A housing for abating noise and receiving an air cleaner, the housing configured for separable coupling to an internal combustion engine of an automobile, the engine having a plurality of belt driven accessories driven by a crankshaft, the housing comprising:an internal air cavity disposed in the housing, the cavity providing an air induction chamber adjacent an intake for inducing air into the air induction chamber from an external source and a filtering chamber adjacent an air discharge for venting air from the filtering chamber, the filtering chamber configured to receive a filter for purifying air disposed intermediate the intake and the discharge; anda shroud integral with the exterior of the housing, the shroud providing a peripheral wall defining a recess configured to at least partially surround at least a portion of at least two belt driven accessories of the plurality of the belt driven accessories;wherein the shroud substantially reduces noise generated by the engine.