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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1986
Hans Erdmannsdorfer, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
An oil-separating air filter assembly having a separator element arranged in a closed filter cartridge, the lower axial end cover of which has a female thread by means of which the filter cartridge can be screwed against the upper end face of a separator head. The latter carries a centrally located threaded sleeve and a standpipe forming part of the air outlet channel, the accumulated oil being drained through an annular gap between the sleeve and the standpipe. The air inlet channel is arranged radially outside the center of the separator head, having an annular channel portion in the separator head facing a plurality of inlet passages in the end cover of the filter cartridge.