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Granted Patent B2
US 11,535,203 · App. 16/640,779 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Air cleaner for vehicles

Inventors: Takahiro Matsunaga (Shizuoka, JP); Akinobu Kubota (Shizuoka, JP); Yasuhiro Ichikawa (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO.. LTD.
B60S1/56B60S1/54F04D25/06F04D29/281
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Patent No.
US 11,535,203
App. No.
16/640,779
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an air cleaner for vehicles, configured so that objects to be cleaned can be easily maintained in as clean state. This fair cleaner ( 1 ) for vehicles is provided with: ejection openings ( 20, 30 ) for ejecting air toward the surfaces ( 21, 31 ) to be cleaned of objects ( 2, 3 ) to be cleaned and a non-positive displacement blower means ( 10 ) for continuously delivering air to the ejection openings ( 20, 30 ).

Claims (15)

1. A vehicle air cleaner to be attached to a vehicle appearance component having an opening via a rubber seal, the vehicle air cleaner comprising:

the rubber seal configured to form a waterproofed area with the vehicle appearance component;

an air blower configured to send out air to be ejected to an object to be cleaned;

a motor configured to drive the air blower;

a base frame configured to be attached to the vehicle appearance component via the rubber seal; and

a waterproof cap configured to be attached to the base frame in a watertight manner,

wherein the motor is entirely disposed in the area that is waterproofed by the rubber seal and the vehicle appearance component,

wherein the air blower is disposed in an area that is not waterproofed by the rubber seal and the vehicle appearance component, and

wherein the motor is provided in a space formed by the base frame and the waterproof cap.

2. The vehicle air cleaner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the base frame includes an air blowing casing portion that accommodates the air blower and a motor attachment portion to which the motor is attached,

wherein the motor attachment portion is provided in an area that is waterproofed by the rubber seal, the vehicle appearance component and the base frame, and

wherein the air blowing casing portion is provided in an area that is not waterproofed by the rubber seal, the vehicle appearance component and the base frame.

3. The vehicle air cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber seal is provided so as to surround the opening on an outer surface of the vehicle appearance component.

4. The vehicle air cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein an air suction port of the air blower opens in a direction other than a direction facing the vehicle appearance component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2020
From: MATSUNAGA, TAKAHIRO; KUBOTA, AKINOBU; ICHIKAWA, YASUHIRO
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051884/0833 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP JP2017-165446 · Aug 30, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-165448 · Aug 30, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-254182 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
JP JP2018-051385 · Mar 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210031729A1 · Feb 4, 2021