In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a porous material spanning an opening in the second air inlet duct, the porous material having a plurality of defined openings sized to prevent snow from traveling therethrough and collect on the porous material thereby impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct during snowy and icy conditions.

A filter media block and filter element incorporating same are provided. Methods of forming a filter media block and filter element are also provided. The filter media block includes a block of filter media and an outer permeable layer. The outer layer provides support for the block of filter media.

An air filter device includes an air filter and a filter case having a filter housing for housing the air filter. The filter case has a pipe part enclosing an outer circumference of a second end of a filler pipe. The second end of the filler pipe defines a fuel filler opening and is opposite to a first end of the filler pipe connected to a fuel tank of a vehicle. A distance between the pipe part and the fuel filler opening is less than a distance between the filter housing and the fuel filler opening. The pipe part is configured to be inserted into a fixed member fixed to a vehicle body. The pipe part has a flange that extends radially outward from the pipe part and is spaced apart from the filter housing in an axial direction.

An air cleaner is provided. The air cleaner includes an air cleaner body and air cleaner cover that are coupled to each other to form an internal space for mounting a filter and that are clamped and separated through a cover clamp. The filter purifies air that is introduced through a duct inlet into air which is to be discharged through a hose outlet. A filter fixer is formed in the internal space to seat the filter and forms a filter holding force to block swaying of the filter. Additionally, a filter adapter is mounted into or detached from the internal space and is inserted into the internal space to form a filter fixing force for fixing the filter.

A filter media block and filter element incorporating same are provided. Methods of forming a filter media block and filter element are also provided. The filter media block includes a block of filter media and an outer permeable layer. The outer layer provides support for the block of filter media.

A filter assembly for a fresh air filtration system, the fresh air filtration system made therewith, and a method of filtering fresh air are provided. The filter assembly includes a filter housing and at least one filter element supported within the housing, the housing having at least one inlet for receiving a fluid to be filtered and at least one outlet for discharging filtered fluid, wherein the at least one inlet and at least one outlet are on a common side of the housing.

An annular filter element has a filter medium body that can be flowed through in a radial direction by a fluid to be cleaned. A central tube is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. A support collar is connected to the central tube and provides an end face forming an axial support surface for a housing component of a filter housing. A sealing element is connected to the support collar. The support collar has a radial side face, wherein the radial side face carries the sealing element and forms a sealing surface for the housing component, wherein the sealing surface is spaced apart from the axial support surface. The support collar is formed together with the central tube as one piece.

A filter system for filtering fluid has a filter housing with inlet socket and outlet socket for fluid. A central tube with radially open region over a portion of its axial length is arranged in the filter housing in flow communication with the outlet socket in an operating state. Within the central tube, a secondary element is arranged slidably between first and second operating positions. A filter element, separating a raw fluid side from a clean fluid side, has a filter bellows with a first end plate at a first end face and a second end plate at a second end face. The end plates have central openings for receiving the central tube in the filter element interior. In the first operating position, the secondary element opens a fluid path through the radially open region of the central tube and closes the fluid path in the second operating position.

A flat air filter element for an air filter has a filter medium of cellulose material and a sealing element extending circumferentially about the filter medium. Sealing element and filter medium have at least one recess at an outer contour of the flat air filter element. The sealing element has a circumferentially extending holding groove to be engaged by a housing part of a filter housing. The filter housing has a housing pot, a housing cover to cover the housing pot, and a closure element for closing the filter housing. The flat air filter element is secured in the closed state of the filter housing by circumferentially clamping the sealing element between housing pot and housing cover. The circumferentially extending holding groove of the sealing element is engaged by housing pot or housing cover. The closure element of the filter housing is arranged in the region of the recess.

Provided are a filter medium for a filter, which makes it possible to obtain a filter high in collection efficiency, low in pressure loss and long in filter lifetime, a method for producing the same, and a filter using the filter medium for a filter. A filter medium for a filter is used as a constituent member of a filter and composed of a wet type nonwoven fabric, wherein the filter medium for a filter has a multilayer structure of two or more layers, and there is no interface between the above-mentioned two layers.