Patent ID: 6454823
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B01D,F02B,Y10S

Abstract:
An air filter housing for an intake air filter for a mixture formation device of an internal combustion engine, and comprising:a filter element disposed in said air filter housing, wherein said filter element delimits a clean air receiving chamber in the air filter housing, and wherein to establish communication between said air intake filter and an intake channel of said mixture formation device, said air filter housing is provided with an intake opening that opens into said clean air receiving chamber; and a deflection bowl that covers said intake opening in a hood-like manner, wherein a peripheral wall of said deflection bowl is provided with a communicating window that is disposed transverse to said intake channel and serves for flow communication of said intake opening with said clean air receiving chamber, wherein said air filter housing is provided with a compensation chamber that is separated from said clean air receiving chamber and into which said communicating window opens, and wherein channel means are provided for establishing communication between said compensation chamber and said clean air receiving chamber.