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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Kiyohito Takano, Kobe, JP;
Yasutaka Kobayashi, Akashi, JP;
Kohei Kuyama, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present air cleaner for an engine of a vehicle, includes: a cleaner case; and a filter assembly disposed in the cleaner case. The filter assembly includes a cylindrical cleaner element, an element supporting member supporting a lower end of the cleaner element and an inner circumferential surface of the cleaner element so that the cleaner element is kept in a predetermined cylindrical shape, and a plate-shaped top cover detachably fastened on an upper surface of the element supporting member so as to press an upper end of the cleaner element downward.