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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Bernhard Dürr, Stuttgart, DE;
Harald Schliemann, Waiblingen, DE;
Jörg Schlossarczyk, Winnenden, DE;
Manfred Rabis, Schorndorf, DE;
Andreas Stihl AG & Co., Waiblingen, DE;
Abstract
A portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw includes a housing ( ) of a drive unit ( ). The following are mounted in the housing ( ): an internal combustion engine ( ), a carburetor ( ) for fuel metering and an air filter ( ) as well as a fuel tank ( ). The air filter ( ) is mounted ahead of the carburetor in the flow direction of the fresh air flow. A largest possible filter action is obtained with a compact configuration in that a housing ( ) of the air filter ( ) lies at least partially in a space between the carburetor ( ) and the fuel tank ( ).