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Tractor engine air supply means
Assignee: Case Poclain Corp Ltd
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Filing: 1980-09-08
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Granted: 1982-10-19
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Expires: 2000-09-08
Abstract
Abstract Agricultural tractors usually have an intake for the engine air supply disposed above the hood. This contributes to the noise reaching the driver. To reduce the noise level the intake is situated near the front of the hood, which is displaceable from an operative position covering the engine, and communicates with the front end of longitudinally extending air supply ducting secured to the hood. The engine has at least one air cleaner mounted on it beneath and towards the rear of the hood, and an exit hole in the ducting communicates, when the hood is in its operative position, with the inlet of the or each air cleaner via a resilient sealing ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Cecil T. Bury
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:33
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K13/00; B60K13/02; F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/16; F02M35/164; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A tractor having an internal combustion engine containing at least two air cleaners with each air cleaner having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet of each air cleaner communicating with an inlet of a respective manifold of the engine, a hood displaceable from an operative position covering the engine and having an interior and exterior, and an elongated trough with closed ends which said trough is secured lengthwise to the interior of the hood as to form a longitudinally extending air supply ducting with said hood, said ducting having at its front end an intake opening which directly communicates with the exterior of the hood and also having at least two exit holes spaced apart from each other and rearwardly from the intake opening which each of said holes communicates, when the hood is in its operative position, with a respective inlet of one of the air cleaners by way of a resilient ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A tractor having an internal combustion engine containing at least two air cleaners with each air cleaner having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet of each air cleaner communicating with an inlet of a respective manifold of the engine, a hood displaceable from an operative position covering the engine and having an interior and exterior, and an elongated trough with closed ends which said trough is secured lengthwise to the interior of the hood as to form a longitudinally extending air supply ducting with said hood, said ducting having at its front end an intake opening which directly communicates with the exterior of the hood and also having at least two exit holes spaced apart from each other and rearwardly from the intake opening which each of said holes communicates, when the hood is in its operative position, with a respective inlet of one of the air cleaners by way of a resilient ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the trough is disposed on an underside of a top surface of the hood.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the trough is secured to the hood by adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the trough is cranked in plan view to avoid an exhaust pipe extending upright from the engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the sealing ring is secured to the inlet of each of the air cleaners.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the intake communicates with the exterior of the hood by way of a stack-cap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A tractor according to claim 6, wherein the stack-cap is a push fit on a tube secured to the exterior of the hood and communicating with said intake opening of the air supply ducting.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tractor according to claim 1, wherein the intake communicates with the exterior of the hood by way of a precleaner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A tractor according to claim 8, wherein the precleaner is a push fit on a tube secured to the exterior of the hood and communicating with said intake opening of the air supply ducting.
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