Patent ID: 6306190
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B01D,F02B,F02M,Y10S

Abstract:
An air cleaner for an engine comprising:a main air cleaner housing;a first air cleaning element disposed within said main air cleaner housing, dividing said main air cleaner housing into a dirty air chamber and a clean air chamber;an intake port formed in said main air cleaner housing communicating with said dirty air chamber;an outtake port formed in said main air cleaner housing communicating with said clean air chamber for supplying cleaned air to an intake system of the engine; anda sub-air cleaner provided in said dirty air chamber, said sub-air cleaner including a second air cleaning element physically separated from said first air cleaning element for supplying cleaned air to an exhaust system of the engine, wherein said first air cleaning element has a cylindrical filtering element with a first end and a second end, and wherein said second air cleaning element is disposed adjacent to said first end.