Float valve insert for air filter housing, e.g. for automobile IC engine, has valve shaft provided with seals at both ends and magnetizable or permanent magnet retaining element

摘要

The float valve insert (10) has 2 valve seats (8,6), a valve shaft (12) provided with corresponding seal sections at either end, a drive chamber (11) in the vicinity of the valve shaft and a retaining component, providing a retaining force for the float valve insert, adjacent the first seal section. The retaining component can be provided by a magnetizable metal element or by a permanent magnet (9). An Independent claim for a housing group for an air intake of an IC engine is also included.