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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Grant Gillispie, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Alexander Braithwaite, Climax, MI (US);
Michael Desjardins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Grant Gillispie, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Alexander Braithwaite, Climax, MI (US);
Michael Desjardins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
An air filter element is provided with an anti-crown support grid on a clean side of the filter media. The support grid includes one or more elongated mounting members provided along periphery portions of the grid and at least one support rib spanning between and secured at opposing ends to the mounting members. The mounting members are embedded within a peripheral seal frame. The support grid may include at least one alignment feature sized, configured and positioned to be receivable into a complimentary feature of a housing so as to positionally lock the filter element and the housing.