Filter device

US9333448B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Michael Braunheim · Göppingen, DE
• Torsten Lika · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 27, 2010
• Grant date: May 10, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01M11/03
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A filter device may include a ring filter element arranged in a filter housing in an upright manner. The ring filter element may have an upper end disc and a lower end disc. A dirt pot may have a water separator arranged therein and be provided on the lower end disc. The dirt pot may also have a protruding pin. A channel may be configured to receive the pin and be provided on at least one of a filter housing pot and a functional element. The filter device may be operational when the pin engages into the channel.