Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Joseph Matthew McCann

Roger Joseph Khami

Jeff Sean Boulton

Michael Marvin Landgraf

Preet Kamal Virk

David Lowrie

Thanh Pham

Jacqueline L Tomlin

Hovie Jarrett Cassell

John Emley

Thomas Eric Svenson

Alexander King

Robert Joseph Mohan

Giriraj Srinivasan

William C Ronzi

James Labadie

James William Ortman

Jason Baldwin

Jayne Hyde

Robert Steven Thomas

Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.

Air intake system for an engine

In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a porous material spanning an opening in the second air inlet duct, the porous material having a plurality of defined openings sized to prevent snow from traveling therethrough and collect on the porous material thereby impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct during snowy and icy conditions.

A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.

Air filter element assembly for a motor vehicle

In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a foam plug selectively impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct, the foam plug spanning an opening of the second air inlet duct.

An air filtration system () for an engine. The air filtration system () includes a main filter assembly () configured to filter air from a first dirty air inlet (), the main filter assembly () defining a dirty air side () of the main filter assembly () and a clean air side () of the main filter assembly (). The air filtration system further includes an auxiliary filter assembly () configured to filter air from a second dirty air inlet (), wherein the auxiliary filter assembly () is selectively attachable to the main filter assembly () such that when the auxiliary filter assembly () is attached air is filtered from the second dirty air inlet () to the clean air side () of the main filter assembly ().

Air filtration system for an engine

An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.

Intake system including remotely located filter assemblies and method for operation of an intake system

The present disclosure relates to air intake systems and methods for manufacturing the same. Systems include an air inlet that defines a slope equal to a vertical distance between a surface of a fascia shield and a surface of the engine intake channel, divided by a longitudinal distance between the shield and engine intake channel. Unwanted moisture and debris is filtered from the engine intake channel.

Vehicle air intake system

A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.

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Joseph Matthew McCann