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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Jolliffe, Craven Arms Shropshire, GB;
Hendrik Von Merkatz, Remseck, DE;
Inventors:
Paul Jolliffe, Craven Arms Shropshire, GB;
Hendrik Von Merkatz, Remseck, DE;
Assignee:
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01); F02M 35/024 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/2414 (2013.01); B01D 46/523 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01); F02M 35/024 (2013.01); F02M 35/0203 (2013.01); B01D 2201/4046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter element of a fresh air system of an internal combustion engine may include an annular filter body having a folded filter material and at least one end disc fastened to an axial end face of the filter body on the filter material. The filter material may have two end folds adjacent in the circumferential direction and be fastened to each other. The at least one end disc may have at least one alignment contour protruding at least one of radially and axially from a respective one of the at least one end disc.