Patent · US Expired

Filter cartridge

US6599342B2 · kind B2 · utility

97Cited by

9References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH · DE

Inventors

Heinz Andress · Erdmannhausen, DE
Helmut Luka · Erbach, DE
Bertram Uebelhoer · Bad Marienberg, DE
Gerhard Mayer · Munich, DE
Werner Blossey · Memmingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 2, 2002
Grant date	Jul 29, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D2279/60
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter cartridge (16), especially for installation in an air filter of an internal combustion engine having a housing (10) with an inlet (12) for untreated air and an outlet (13) for clean air, the filter cartridge preferably being made of a pleated filter medium, and being provided with sealing elements on end plates (18, 19) arranged at the axial end faces of the filter cartridge. A support body (17) is provided on the inner wall of the filter cartridge with support surfaces (23) for axially and radially positioning the filter cartridge. A seal element (26) extending axially along the support body is also provided in the area of the support body.

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