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Granted Patent B2
US 12,186,698 · App. 18/388,961 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Filter cartridges; air cleaner assemblies; housings; features; components; and, methods

Inventors: Steven S. Gieseke (Richfield, MN); Thomas D. Lage (Apple Valley, MN); Gaozhi Jiang (Minneapolis, MN); Gert Proost (Kessel-Lo, BE); Johnny Craessaerts (Huldenberg, BE); Mathijs Verstraete (Tienen, BE); Bart Catoor (Kessel-Lo, BE)
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
B01D46/527B01D46/0005B01D46/0084B01D46/009B01D46/2411B01D46/4227B01D46/525F02M35/0201F02M35/02416F02M35/02483B01D2265/026B01D2271/027B01D2275/208B01D2279/60F02M35/02408F02M35/0245
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Patent No.
US 12,186,698
App. No.
18/388,961
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the present disclosure, air cleaner assemblies, housings, serviceable filter cartridges and features, components, and methods, relating thereto are disclosed. In general, the features relate to systems that are configured to aid in inhibiting an improper cartridge from being installed in an air cleaner housing, during servicing. A variety of features are characterized, and in many examples, the cartridge includes a seal arrangement having radially directed seal surface with at least a first non-wavy or non-projection/recess section and a second wavy or projection/recess section. Examples are shown and described in detail.

Claims (52)

1. An air filter cartridge comprising:

(a) a filter media pack;

(b) a preform arrangement attached to the media pack, wherein the preform arrangement comprises a seal support; and

(c) a housing seal arrangement located on the seal support of the preform; wherein:

(i) the housing seal arrangement comprising a radially outwardly directed, seal member defining a radial seal surface oriented to releasably, sealingly engage surrounding structure, in use;

(ii) the radial seal surface having a modified oval perimeter shape including first and second opposite arcuate seal surface sections separated by first and second opposite side seal surface sections;

(iii) the radial seal surface comprising, in a perimeter direction, a non-wavy seal surface section, and a wavy seal surface section; and,

(iv) the wavy seal surface section being located in at least one of the first and second opposite arcuate seal surface sections of the radial seal surface, and the non-wavy seal surface section being located in both of the first and second opposite side seal surface sections of the radial seal surface.

2. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the radial seal surface having a non-wavy seal surface section comprises at least two spaced non-wavy seal surface sections.

3. An air filter cartridge according to claim 2 wherein:

(a) the at least two spaced non-wavy seal sections are separated by at least two wavy seal surface sections.

4. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the radial seal surface having a non-wavy seal surface section comprises at least 30% of the perimeter-direction in extension around the air flow passageway.

5. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the radial seal surface having a non-wavy arcuate seal surface section comprises at least 40% of the perimeter-direction.

6. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the radial seal surface having a non-wavy arcuate seal surface section comprises at least 50% of the perimeter-direction.

7. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the radial seal surface having a wavy seal surface section comprising at least two projections and three recesses in extension along a portion of the perimeter-direction.

8. An air filter cartridge according to claim 7 wherein:

(a) the at least two spaced wavy seal sections are located on opposite sides of the radial seal surface in the perimeter-direction.

9. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the modified oval perimeter shape is generally oval in shape except for where the wavy seal surface section is located.

10. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the wavy seal surface section comprises a projection/recess section.

11. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the wavy seal surface section comprises a first projection/recess seal surface section having at least one projection/recess amplitude, on at least one side thereof, of at least 5 mm.

12. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the media pack comprises pleated media.

13. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the media pack comprises depth media.

14. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the seal support of the preform is embedded within seal material of the housing seal arrangement.

15. An air filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein:

(a) the seal member is molded in place on the seal support of the preform.

16. An air cleaner assembly comprising:

(a) a housing including a body and access cover;

(i) the housing includes a structural seal surface including a wavy section for sealing there against of a cartridge seal;

(b) an air filter cartridge positioned within the housing and releasably sealed to the structural seal surface of the housing, wherein the air filter cartridge comprises:

(i) a filter media pack;

(ii) a preform arrangement attached to the media pack, wherein the preform arrangement comprises a seal support; and

(ii) a housing seal arrangement located on the seal support of the preform;

wherein:

(A) the housing seal arrangement comprising a radially outwardly directed, seal member defining a radial seal surface oriented to releasably, sealingly engage surrounding structure, in use;

(B) the radial seal surface having a modified oval perimeter shape including first and second opposite arcuate seal surface sections separated by first and second opposite side seal surface sections;

(C) the radial seal surface comprising, in a perimeter direction, a non-wavy seal surface section, and a wavy seal surface section; and,

(D) the wavy seal surface section being located in at least one of the first and second opposite arcuate seal surface sections of the radial seal surface, and the non-wavy seal surface section being located in both of the first and second opposite side seal surface sections of the radial seal surface.

17. An air cleaner assembly according to claim 16 wherein:

(a) the media pack comprises pleated media.

18. An air cleaner assembly according to claim 16 wherein:

(a) the media pack comprises depth media.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2024
From: GIESEKE, STEVEN S.; LAGE, THOMAS D.; JIANG, GAOZHI; PROOST, GERT; CRAESSAERTS, JOHNNY; VERSTRAETE, MATHIJS; CATOOR, BART
To: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067510/0377 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17863883 · Jul 13, 2022
Continuation 16942327 · Jul 29, 2020
Continuation 16058472 · Aug 8, 2018
Provisional Application 62543090 · Aug 9, 2017
Related Publication 20240149204A1 · May 9, 2024
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