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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Mann+hummel Gmbh, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Erich Fedak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Timothy Molascon, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jason Worrall, Portage, MI (US);
MANN+HUMMEL GMBH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
A subassembly for adsorbing hydrocarbons with an air intake system of a motor vehicle is provided. The subassembly includes a plurality of stacked layers constructed of a hydrocarbon adsorbing material. The plurality of stacked layers includes at least one lowermost layer and an uppermost layer. The at least one lowermost layer includes a solid shape within an outer boundary. The at least one lowermost layer is adapted for attachment to a component of the air intake system. The uppermost layer includes an opening such that the uppermost layer provides access from an upper side of the subassembly to the at least one lowermost layer through the opening for attaching the subassembly to the component.