IP Library Granted Patent US 10,773,201
Granted Patent B2
US 10,773,201 · App. 16/179,147 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Annular filter element, in particular for gas filtration

Inventors: Andreas Franz (Ludwigsburg, DE); Torsten Fritzsching (Vaihingen, DE); Nadine Donauer (Fellbach, DE); Marcel Holzwarth (Fayetteville, NC); Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira (Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE); Christoph Wittmers (Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE); Manfred Winter (Bad Rappenau, DE); Joachim-Paul Krieger (Reisbach, DE); Martin Gruber (Gangkofen, DE)
Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
B01D46/2411B01D29/19B01D46/0005B01D46/2414B01D2271/025B01D2271/027B01D2275/208
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Patent No.
US 10,773,201
App. No.
16/179,147
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An annular filter element has a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction. A sealing element is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extends circumferentially around the end face. The sealing element has at least one first sealing section comprising a massive and large cross-sectional area and one or more second sealing sections with a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the large cross-sectional area. The one or more second sealing sections include a second sealing section with a groove-type recess, wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length.

Claims (52)

1. An annular filter element comprising:

a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction and comprising an end face;

a sealing element arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extending circumferentially around the end face;

the sealing element comprising

at least one first sealing section comprising

a massive and larger cross-sectional area and

one or more second sealing sections comprising

a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the larger cross-sectional area;

wherein the one or more second sealing sections include

a second sealing section with a groove-type recess,

wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length;

wherein the filter medium body has an elongate shape comprising

longitudinal sides and

narrow sides connecting the longitudinal sides to each other,

wherein the at least one first sealing section extends along the narrow sides and the one or more second sealing sections extend along the longitudinal sides.

2. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or more second sealing sections have a greater length than the at least one first sealing section.

3. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the filter medium body has an oval or ovalized shape.

4. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the filter medium body has a rectangular shape with curved narrow sides.

5. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the groove-type recess is delimited by at least one sealing wall and

the at least one sealing wall comprises a sealing bead.

6. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the groove-type recess is comprised of

several sequentially arranged recesses.

7. The annular filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or more second sealing sections include

a second sealing section with a tapering cross section without a groove or a recess.

8. A filter device comprising:

an annular filter element comprising

a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction and

comprising an end face,

wherein the annular filter element further comprises

a sealing element arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extending circumferentially around the end face;

wherein the sealing element comprises

at least one first sealing section comprising

a massive and larger cross-sectional area and

one or more second sealing sections comprising a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the larger cross-sectional area;

wherein the one or more second sealing sections include

a second sealing section with a groove-type recess,

wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length;

wherein the filter medium body has an elongate shape comprising

longitudinal sides and

narrow sides connecting the longitudinal sides to each other,

wherein the at least one first sealing section extends along the narrow sides and

the one or more second sealing sections extend along the longitudinal sides; and

a filter housing configured to receive the annular filter element,

wherein the sealing element is supported at a housing component of the filter housing, when the annular filter element is inserted in the filter housing.

9. The filter device according to claim 8 , wherein

the housing component supports the one or more second sealing sections at least in sections transverse to a longitudinal extension of the sealing element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: FRANZ, ANDREAS; FRITZSCHING, TORSTEN; DONAUER, NADINE; HOLZWARTH, MARCEL; PEREIRA MADEIRA, PEDRO MIGUEL; WITTMERS, CHRISTOPH; WINTER, MANFRED; KRIEGER, JOACHIM-PAUL; GRUBER, MARTIN
To: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 005 352 · May 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2017055315 · Mar 7, 2017
Related Publication 20190070548A1 · Mar 7, 2019