Multi-peripheral perimeter sealed flat panel coalescing filter element
US6478018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat panel filter element is provided for a diesel engine crankcase ventilation filter having a flat low profile filter housing extending in a horizontal plane. The flat panel filter element has media, including coalescing media, spanning a horizontal supporting and sealing perimeter border frame and passing flow downwardly therethrough.
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