Patent ID: 6716264
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
An air cleaner comprising:a case; a cover detachably mounted to the case; a filter element accommodated in the case, said filter element having a cylindrical shape having a central axis therealong; and a pair of support members mounted to the cover, wherein said pair of support members can be engaged with both end portions of the filter element in an axial direction thereof so as to hold the filter element between the support members, wherein removing said cover from the case removes the filter element from the case together with the cover and disengaging said filter element from the support members removes the filter element from the cover, and wherein one of said paired support members is mounted to the cover to be rotatable by a hinge device, and said paired support members can be engaged with said filter element by rotating said one of the paired support members in one direction and disengaged therefrom by rotating the one support member in another direction.