Patent ID: 6938614
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: F02B,F02M,F05C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An air intake apparatus for supplying air to an internal combustion engine, comprising a hollow enclosure, an air filter and an air compressor which when activated compresses air supplied to the engine, the enclosure housing the air filter and compressor, an engine air supply path through the enclosure that passes from an air inlet to the enclosure to an air outlet from the enclosure via the air filter, said enclosure inlet and enclosure outlet defining respectively an upstream end of the air supply path and a downstream end of the air supply path, wherein the enclosure housing the air compressor is subdivided by a dividing plate which holds the air filter upstream of the air compressor, the dividing plate also having an air inlet feature to allow air to enter an inlet to the air compressor after the air has passed through the air filter, said air filter being removably held in a matching aperture in the dividing plate.