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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2012
Steffen Ackermann, Otterstadt, DE;
Michael Kaufmann, Meckenheim, DE;
Klaus-dieter Ruhland, Mechenheim, DE;
Steffen Ackermann, Otterstadt, DE;
Michael Kaufmann, Meckenheim, DE;
Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Mechenheim, DE;
Mann + Hummel GmbH, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
A filter element () for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium () folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate () and a second end plate (), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh () disposed in the interior () of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region () in which the supporting mesh () is provided with a coupling element (). In the connecting region () the supporting mesh () includes a radially outwardly projecting collar () protruding beyond the outlet-side end face () of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate () encloses the outlet-side end face () of the filter medium () and the collar () and has an annular axial seal ().