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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Yasuhiro Saito, Tokoname, JP;
Haruaki Sakata, Nisshin, JP;
Toshiaki Mori, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A fluid filter including: an upper case member having a flow outlet; a lower case member having a flow inlet; a filter element having a folded filter material and a holding frame which holds the circumferential part of the filter material and is sandwiched between the upper case member and the lower case member; and a reinforcing member provided to extend in a direction crossing the ridge line direction of the folds of the filter material, the reinforcing member is provided in such a manner that, when the height of the folds is defined as h, the lower end thereof is positioned above a position of 0.6 hfrom the upper end of the folds.