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Filter element and filter device

US9394861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bashkim Berisha · Leonberg, DE
Max Eilers · Stuttgart, DE
Andreas Schieszl · Ellwangen, DE
Hendrik Von Merkatz · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2012
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M35/10373
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter element for a filtering device used for filtering a fluid may include an annular filter body including a web-like, folded filter material, the filter body enclosing an inner space in the circumferential direction. The filter element may include an inner frame arranged on an inner side of the filter body facing the inner space. The inner frame may have a least one radially outwardly projecting and axially extending alignment strip arranged between two adjacent folds in the filter material in the circumferential direction. The at least one alignment strap may bear against the two adjacent folds. The inner frame may include a flow sleeve or may be configured as a flow sleeve.

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