KR19990006429U - Element packing of car air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an element packing of a vehicle air cleaner.

Conventionally, simply depending on the elastic properties of the element packing is in close contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the upper case and the lower case of the air cleaner, a portion of the outside air containing foreign substances flow into the air cleaner to wear the wall of the cylinder Problems such as degrading the engine performance, such as contaminating the engine oil has occurred.

In the present invention, the fitting groove 51 is formed in the inside of the element packing 50 to be opened in the inward direction, and the central protrusions 52 having a round shape are formed at the centers of the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, and each of the central protrusions. The upper blocking pieces 53, 53a and the lower blocking pieces 54, 54a protrude from both sides of the 52 so as to be in close contact with the upper and lower end surfaces of the upper and lower cases 20 and 30.

Therefore, the external air is blocked by the central projection part and the inclined upper and lower blocking pieces in multiple ways, which effectively blocks the inflow of dust or foreign matter into the air cleaner, and improves engine performance by supplying clean air through the air cleaner. It has a useful effect.

Description

Element packing of car air cleaner

The present invention relates to a vehicle air cleaner, and more particularly, to an element packing of a vehicle air cleaner that can improve the element airtightness of the air cleaner to prevent the outside air and dust from entering the air cleaner.

In general, since the air sucked into the vehicle contains a lot of sand dust and foreign matter, when it is sucked into the cylinder together with the mixer through a carburetor, it is applied to the piston and cylinder wall reciprocating at high speed and acts as a coarse abrasive to the cylinder wall. Clothe. In addition, since the dust or foreign matter is mixed in the engine oil, it promotes wear of each sliding part such as bearing metal and shortens the life of the engine.

On the other hand, in order to solve this problem, the air cleaner installed in the engine room of the vehicle to filter the air is mounted on the air horn of the carburetor to remove foreign substances contained in the air by a filter element or the like and intake air generated in the intake system This will remove the sound.

The air cleaner is composed of an upper case and a lower case, and after the filter element is positioned between the upper case and the lower case, the upper case and the lower case are fastened by a clip or the like.

The element packing of a conventional vehicle air cleaner includes a substantially rectangular element packing formed of an elastic material such as a rubber material around the filter element, placed on the top of the lower case, and then the upper case is placed on the element packing. Will be released.

Therefore, the operator is to fasten the upper case and the lower case through a plurality of clips installed on the outer periphery of the upper case, the element packing by the fastening of the upper case and the lower case is the upper periphery of the upper case and the bottom of the lower case It adheres to the circumference.

The element packing serves to prevent external air from flowing through the upper case and the lower case abutting parts.

However, the element packing of the conventional vehicle air cleaner as described above is in close contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the upper and lower cases of the air cleaner according to the elastic characteristics of the element packing. Inflow into the air cleaner causes a problem of deterioration of the engine, such as abrasion of the wall of the cylinder or contamination of the engine oil.

That is, the above-mentioned element packing is simply in contact with the bottom surface of the upper case circumference of the upper case of the air cleaner and the top surface of the lower case circumference by the vertical contact, so that the element packing is caused by various factors such as the vibration of the vehicle or the life of the element packing. A gap is generated in the installed part, and the outside air containing dust flows in.

In addition, since the element packing is accumulated in external dust or foreign matters by the suction action of the air cleaner, such dust or foreign matters are frequently introduced into the air cleaners after a certain time.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a multi-element element packing in close contact with the upper and lower end surfaces of the upper case and the lower case of the air cleaner. It is provided to provide an element packing of the air cleaner for a vehicle that can more effectively block the outside air is introduced into the air cleaner.

1 is a side view of an air cleaner to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the element packing of the present invention,

3 is a right side cross-sectional view of the portion A of Figure 1 showing an installation state of the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

10; Air cleaner 20; Upper case

21; Intake 22; Clip

30; Lower case 31; outlet

40; Filter element 41; Protrusion

50; Element packing 51; Groove

52; Central projection 52,52a; Upper Block

53,53a; Bottom blocking piece

Element packing of the vehicle air cleaner of the present invention for achieving the above object is a fitting groove is formed inside the filter element is opened in the inner surface direction, the center projection of the round shape on the top and bottom surfaces are formed, respectively, Each of the central protrusions is characterized in that the upper block and the lower block pieces are formed to protrude from the outside air.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of an element packing of a vehicle air cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a side view of an air cleaner to which an element packing of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an element packing according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an installed state of the element packing according to the present invention. It is an enlarged sectional view of the right part A.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the air cleaner 10 includes an upper case 20 in which an inlet 21 is formed and a lower case in which an outlet 31 is formed. Two clips 22 are installed and fastened to the lower case 30.

On the other hand, between the upper case 20 and the lower case 30, a filter element 40 for filtering dust or foreign matter contained in the air is located, the protruding piece 41 protrudes around the filter element 40 Is formed.

The element packing 50 made of a flexible material, such as rubber or synthetic resin, which blocks external air from entering the air cleaner 10, is inserted into the protruding piece 41 of the filter element 40. 50 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape to fit around the filter element 40.

In addition, the element packing 50 has a fitting groove 51 opened in the inner surface direction is formed therein, the fitting groove 51 is formed in the shape of a bolt approximately cross-section. In addition, the center protrusions 52 having a round shape are formed at the centers of the outer top and bottom surfaces of the element packing 50, respectively.

On the other hand, the upper blocking piece 53, 53a and the lower blocking piece 54, 54a are formed to protrude on both sides of the central protrusion 52, and the upper and lower end surfaces of the upper and lower cases 20 and 30 are respectively formed. After close contact with the elastic deformation is more effective to block the outside air inflow. In addition, each of the upper blocking pieces 53 and 53a and the lower blocking pieces 54 and 54a may be formed to protrude inward and outward, respectively, with respect to the upper and lower protrusions.

Referring to the operation and effects of the present invention configured as described above in detail.

In order to assemble the air cleaner 10 after the operator or driver replaces and repairs the filter of the air cleaner 10, first, the filter element 40 in which the element packing 50 is fitted is placed in the upper case 20 and the lower case ( 30).

Then, the operator or the driver fastens the upper case 20 and the lower case 30 by using a plurality of clips 22 installed on the lower outer circumferential surface of the upper case 20, and the upper case 20 and the lower case at this time. The element packing 50 located between the 30 is in close contact with the lower and upper surfaces of the upper and lower cases 30 to block outside air from entering the air cleaner 10.

In detail, the element packing 50 in close contact with the bottom and top surfaces of the upper and lower cases 20 and 30, respectively, has a rounded central protrusion 52 formed at the upper and lower centers thereof, as shown in FIG. 3. Since the upper and lower cases 30 are in wide contact with the lower and upper surfaces.

In addition, since the upper and lower blocking pieces 53, 53a, 54, 54a are inclined inwardly and inwardly, the center protrusions 52 are formed on both sides of the upper and lower cases 20 ( 30 is in close contact with the bottom surface and the top surface, at this time, the upper and lower cases 20, 30 are in close contact with each other and elastically deformed to be substantially arced outward.

Therefore, the element packing 50 is primarily blocked by the upper and lower blocking pieces 53 and 54 in which the outside air is located outside, and the upper and lower blocking pieces 53 and 54 located in one of the outer parts. The air passing through is caught second by the central projection (52). In addition, the upper and lower blocking pieces 53a and 54a positioned in the inner direction of the central protrusion 52 prevent the air from the outside from flowing into the air cleaner 10.

In addition, the element packing 50 described above receives outside air by the inner and outer upper and lower blocking pieces 53, 53a, 54, and 54a elastically deformed in the shape of the center protrusion 52 and the arc. Since the effective blocking can maximize the sealing effect, which is a unique function of the element packing 50, it is possible to block the inflow of dust inside the air cleaner 10 to supply clean air caught by the air cleaner 10 to the engine.

On the other hand, the above-described embodiment is merely to describe one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to such, and can be changed appropriately within the scope of the same idea. For example, the shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified.

As described above, the present invention forms a central protrusion on the upper and lower centers, and forms inclined upper and lower blocking pieces on both sides of the central protrusion to block inflow of external air through the upper and lower cases. Done. Therefore, the external air is blocked by the central projection and the inclined upper and lower blocking pieces in multiple ways, which effectively blocks the inflow of dust or foreign substances into the air cleaner, and improves engine performance by supplying clean air through the air cleaner. It has a useful effect.

Claims (2)

In the element packing of the vehicle air cleaner to be inserted into the protruding pieces protruding around the filter element to prevent outside air from entering the air cleaner through a portion where the upper case and the lower case of the air cleaner abut, The element packing 50 has a fitting groove 51 formed therein so as to fit into the protruding piece 41 of the filter element 40, and is opened in the inward direction, and the center of the round shape is located at the top and bottom surfaces of the element packing 50. Protrusions 52 are formed respectively, and each of the central protrusions 52 is elastically deformed by being in close contact with the upper and lower end surfaces of the upper and lower cases 20 and 30, respectively, to block the inflow of outside air. An element packing of an air cleaner for a vehicle, characterized in that the upper blocking piece (53) (53a) and the lower blocking piece (54) (54a) protrude. The fitting groove 51 of the element packing 50 has a cross-sectional shape having a substantially bolt shape, and each of the upper blocking pieces 53, 53a and the lower blocking piece 54, 54a. Is the element packing of the air cleaner for a vehicle, characterized in that formed inclined in the inward and outward direction, respectively, with respect to the central projection (52).