Filter element and method for servicing a filter system
US12186692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2271/027
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter element for filtering a fluid comprising a filter medium pack having an axial inlet side for receiving the unfiltered fluid and a circumferential side forming a radial boundary of the filter medium pack. The filter medium pack is configured for insertion into a housing of a filter system so as to enclose or partly enclose the circumferential side of the filter medium pack with an outer sidewall of the housing. The filter element comprises a bridge seal arrangement having a first collar-shaped portion comprising a first circumferential sealing surface sealingly coupled to the circumferential side of the filter medium pack or sealingly coupled to a border of the axial inlet side, and a second collar-shaped portion comprising a second circumferential sealing surface configured for encircling and sealingly cooperating with the outer sidewall of the housing.
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