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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Timothy A. Droste, Howell, MI (US);
Clay F. Ramseyer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Droste, Howell, MI (US);
Clay F. Ramseyer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for separating contaminants from an air stream entering a sealed case through a vent fitting communicating to the interior cavity of the case includes a contaminant separator having a housing enclosing a chamber, an inlet and outlet communicating with the chamber, a baffle located in the chamber and producing a constricted fluid flow passageway between the inlet and the outlet.