Patent ID: 6192849
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F02B,F02M,F05C

Abstract:
A field replaceable unitary manifold housing for providing combustion air and combustion fuel to an internal combustion engine, comprising:an air purification cavity having a spaced apart air intake and air discharge;a filter for purifying air mounted to the air discharge and disposed in the air purification cavity intermediate the air intake and the air discharge;a hollow elongate member having a first end coupled to the filter and a second end coupled to a plenum chamber for directing the air, the plenum chamber being separated from the air purification cavity by a common partition;a plurality of channels, each channel integral with the housing and having a first end integral with the plenum chamber and a second end coupled to a cylinder head of the engine;wherein the air intake induces air into the air purification cavity, the induced air is purified by the filter, the hollow elongate member directs the air from the filter to the plenum chamber, and the plurality of channels direct the air from the plenum chamber to the cylinder head.