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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Tsuneyoshi Yuasa, Kobe, JP;
Masanori Kobayashi, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuneyoshi Yuasa, Kobe, JP;
Masanori Kobayashi, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air cleaner for a portable engine, includes an air cleaner case attached to an upper part of an engine body of the engine. Preferably, the air cleaner case is supported on an upper wall of a shroud covering the engine. Preferably, the air cleaner case is formed integrally with the shroud. Preferably, the air cleaner further includes an air intake structure divided into a plurality of intake passages having inlets displaced relative to each other with respect to an air flow direction in which an intake air flows.