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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Finn, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/00 (2006.01); F02M 35/022 (2006.01); B01D 45/16 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/04 (2006.01); F02M 35/08 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01); B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/0223 (2013.01); B01D 45/16 (2013.01); F02M 35/0215 (2013.01); F02M 35/044 (2013.01); F02M 35/086 (2013.01); F02M 35/10386 (2013.01); F02M 35/10393 (2013.01); B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/525 (2013.01); B01D 46/527 (2013.01); B01D 50/002 (2013.01); F02M 35/0216 (2013.01); F02M 35/084 (2013.01); F02M 35/10013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A precleaner system for an air intake system. The precleaner system includes precleaners each having flow paths that induce a rotation to air flow and separate out particulate matter. The particulate matter is ejected from an outlet port in each of the flow paths and out of a dust ejector. The precleaned air is collected into a plenum from each of the precleaners. The precleaned air can flow from the plenum to a precleaner system outlet and the precleaned air can be received by an air intake system. A cover can be used to block air flow through one of the precleaners to tune the precleaner system to the desired airflow.