Filterwerk Mann + Hummel Gmbh

Markus Kolczyk

Christian Fischer

Walter Binder

A drying agent box which serves to remove moisture from air, especially for a compressed-air brake apparatus, and which comprises a housing with at least one inlet and at least one outlet the housing being formed by a container and a flange A drying agent body which has a stable shape, is contained in the housing Channels may optionally be provided in the drying agent body for guiding the flow of air through the body. Different ways of installing the drying agent body in the housing also are described. Due to the stable shape of the drying agent body the structure of the drying agent box is simplified because there is no need for components to hold a granular drying agent in place.

Drying agent box

A gas conducting system, particularly a compressed air system for a motor vehicle, which includes a filter containing a desiccant for removing moisture from a gas passed therethrough. The housing structure of the filter is provided with a seal with a weakened area , which specifically causes any overpressure to be reduced through failure of the weakened area if the pressure inside exceeds a permissible maximum. This process can be repeated multiple times until the seal with the weakened area must be replaced due to aging. The weakened area can be used as a substitute for a pressure relief valve or as supplemental protection in case the pressure control valve fails, e.g., due to ice. This can prevent, for instance, bursting of the filter housing which could present a safety risk.

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Besigheim, Germany

Markus Kolczyk