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Method for manufacturing an air filter
Assignee: Marelli Europe SpA
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Filing: 1991-11-20
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2011-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A method for manufacturing an air filter consists of building in two stages around a paper filtering element previously prepared, an edge made of flexible foam, first injecting resin into a separate space from the filtering element, and then letting it expand until it anchors to it. An apparatus to carry out such method consists of a die in which the filtering element is inserted, around which a channel is formed where a mobile frame is sinked, whose shape corresponds to the filtering element one, in such a way as to define an injection recess separated from the filtering element, and an expansion recess adjacent to the filtering element, connected by the mobile frame lift, so that the resin can expand and anchor to the filtering element.
Inventors
- 👤 Fabrizio Baracchi
- 👤 Silvano Casalicchio
- 👤 Mauro Gallino
- 👤 Luigi Tarditi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:13
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/52; B01D46/521; B01D46/0001; B01D46/10; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/38; B29C44/385; B29C70/00; B29C70/68; B29C70/74; B29C70/76; B29C70/763; F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/024; B01D2265/00; B01D2265/04; B01D2271/00; B01D2271/02; B01D2271/027; B01D2279/00; B01D2279/60; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/04; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/48; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for manufacturing an air filter for vehicle engines, comprising the steps of: preparing a filtering element of pleated paper and positioning said filtering element in a mold having a cavity such that said filtering element abuts an expansion recess portion of said cavity; forming an edge made of synthetic resin around said filtering element, wherein the forming step comprises the substeps of first injecting said resin in a plastic state into an injection recess portion of said cavity, the resin in said injection recess initially not being in contact with said filtering element by virtue of the positioning of a movable mold element which separates the injection recess from the expansion recess; and then connecting the injection recess with the expansion recess by moving said movable mold element, thereby allowing said resin to expand until said resin contacts and adheres to said filtering element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for manufacturing an air filter for vehicle engines, comprising the steps of: preparing a filtering element of pleated paper and positioning said filtering element in a mold having a cavity such that said filtering element abuts an expansion recess portion of said cavity; forming an edge made of synthetic resin around said filtering element, wherein the forming step comprises the substeps of first injecting said resin in a plastic state into an injection recess portion of said cavity, the resin in said injection recess initially not being in contact with said filtering element by virtue of the positioning of a movable mold element which separates the injection recess from the expansion recess; and then connecting the injection recess with the expansion recess by moving said movable mold element, thereby allowing said resin to expand until said resin contacts and adheres to said filtering element.
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