Integrated Air Suspension Filter Housing for Noise Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air suspension systems face challenges in simultaneously improving ride quality and handling stability, and they generate noise when external air is supplied or discharged through air filters.
Innovation Solution
An air filter for air suspension systems that includes a housing part mounted on the vehicle body, a filter part to remove foreign matter, and noise reducing parts to reduce fluid movement speed, allowing for the integration of these components into a single module to minimize space and reduce noise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If air is supplied to the air suspension through an air filter, then the air suspension can control vehicle height and improve ride quality, but noise is generated during fluid flow
Solution Approach 1:
The noise reducing part is nested inside the housing part, with the fluid passage formed within the housing structure. The housing part contains both the filter part and noise reducing part in a nested arrangement, allowing fluid to flow through multiple stages while reducing noise generation during air suspension operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The noise reducing part acts as an intermediary element between the filter part and the external environment. It mediates the fluid flow by reducing the movement speed of fluid passing through the air filter, thereby decreasing noise while still allowing air to be supplied to the air suspension system.
2Volume of moving object
If multiple components (filter part, noise reducing part) are integrated into a single housing part, then space is minimized, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter part and noise reducing part are merged into a single integrated housing part structure. This consolidation combines multiple functions (filtration and noise reduction) into one unified component, minimizing the space required while managing structural complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing part serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, contains the filter part, houses the noise reducing part, and forms the fluid passage. This multi-functionality reduces the overall number of separate components needed, minimizing space while the integrated design manages complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The air filter effectively removes foreign matter and reduces noise, enhancing the performance of air suspension systems by improving ride quality and handling stability while minimizing space and noise generation.
Implementation Method 1
a filter part disposed inside the housing part to remove foreign matter from the fluid
Implementation Method 2
one or more noise reducing parts disposed inside the housing part to reduce a movement speed of the fluid and reduce noise
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AI summary
An air filter for an air suspension. A housing part is mounted on a vehicle body, connected to a height control part that controls the height of a vehicle, and allows fluid to pass therethrough. A filter part is disposed inside the housing part to remove foreign matter from the fluid. One or more noise reducing parts are disposed inside the housing part to reduce a movement speed of the fluid and reduce noise.