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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Yutaro Honjo, Owariasahi, JP;
Yutaro Honjo, Owariasahi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An air drier for an air suspension of a vehicle for supplying dry air to the air suspension, includes a housing having inflow and outflow ports formed at first and second ends in an axial direction, first and second filters accommodated in the housing, a desiccant agent supported between the first and second filters, and an air guide member arranged between the first filter and the first end of the housing and including a tubular portion and an annular plate having a plurality of holes, the tubular portion covering the inflow port in the axial direction to form a flow passage guiding fluid from the inflow port to the first filter, wherein the fluid guided from the inflow port flows through the flow passage and the first filter into the desiccant agent and is dried thereby, and the dry air is discharged from the outflow port to the air suspension.