IP Library Granted Patent US 10,946,324
Granted Patent B2
US 10,946,324 · App. 16/386,374 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Round filter element, in particular for gas filtration

Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching (Vaihingen, DE); Pascal Neef (Leonberg, DE); Robert Hasenfratz (Schwaebisch-Hall, DE); Christoph Wittmers (Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE)
Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
B01D46/2414B01D46/0005B01D46/125B01D46/2411B01D46/521F02M35/0245B01D2265/026B01D2271/027B01D2275/208B01D2279/60
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Patent No.
US 10,946,324
App. No.
16/386,374
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A round filter element is provided with an elongate filter medium body with a wall structure flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a flow direction radially relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. A seal support for a sealing element is arranged adjacent to a radially outwardly positioned outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body and adjacent to an end face of the filter medium body. The seal support has across a major portion of its circumference a constant radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body. The seal support has at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation located at a longitudinal side of the filter medium body and provided with a reduced radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body.

Claims (46)

1. A round filter element comprising:

a filter medium body comprising

a wall structure configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a flow direction radially relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter medium body,

the filter medium body comprising

an elongate cross section shape;

a seal support configured to support a sealing element, wherein the seal support is arranged adjacent to a radially outwardly positioned outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body and adjacent to a first end face of the filter medium body;

the seal support comprising, across a major portion of a circumference of the seal support, a constant radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body;

the seal support comprising at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation with a reduced radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body,

wherein the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation of the seal support is located at a first longitudinal side of the filter medium body,

wherein the seal support comprises a receiving groove configured to receive the sealing element,

wherein the receiving groove comprises, in a region of the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation, a reduced radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body compared to a radial spacing of the receiving groove relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body in regions outside of the region of the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation.

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

the filter medium body comprises a second longitudinal side and

wherein the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation includes a first indentation arranged at the first longitudinal side and further includes a second indentation arranged at the second longitudinal side.

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

the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body in the region of the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation is embodied without a radial constriction.

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

a cross section surface of the filter medium body tapers from the first end face to an oppositely positioned second end face.

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

a cross section surface of the filter medium body tapers in a direction of the longitudinal axis.

6. The round filter element according to claim 1 , further comprising

a support grid arranged at the wall structure of the filter medium body.

7. The round filter element according to claim 6 , wherein

the support grid is arranged at the outer wall of the wall structure.

8. The round filter element according to claim 6 , wherein

the support grid is arranged at the inner wall of the wall structure.

9. The round filter element according to claim 1 , wherein

the filter medium body is a folded filter comprising filter folds extending at least approximately in the flow direction of the fluid.

10. A filter device comprising:

a filter housing;

a round filter element comprising:

a filter medium body comprising a wall structure configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a flow direction radially relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter medium body,

the filter medium body comprising an elongate cross section shape;

a seal support configured to support a sealing element,

wherein the seal support is arranged adjacent to a radially outwardly positioned outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body and adjacent to a first end face of the filter medium body,

wherein the seal support comprises, across a major portion of a circumference of the seal support, a constant radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body,

wherein the seal support comprises at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation with a reduced radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body,

wherein the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation of the seal support is located at a longitudinal side of the filter medium body,

wherein the seal support comprises a receiving groove configured to receive the sealing element,

wherein the receiving groove comprises, in a region of the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation, a reduced radial spacing relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body compared to a radial spacing of the receiving groove relative to the outer wall of the wall structure of the filter medium body in regions outside of the region of the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation;

wherein the filter housing is configured to receive the round filter element.

11. The filter device according to claim 10 , wherein

the filter housing comprises

a filter base housing and

an attachable housing cover,

wherein a connecting element connecting the housing cover to the filter base housing is guided in the filter medium body through the at least one radially inwardly oriented indentation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2020
From: FRITZSCHING, TORSTEN; NEEF, PASCAL; HASENFRATZ, ROBERT; WITTMERS, CHRISTOPH
To: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
Reel/Frame 053628/0280 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102016012330.3 · Oct 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2017073125 · Sep 14, 2017
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