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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Mann+hummel Gmbh, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Inventor:
Erich Fedak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
MANN+HUMMEL GMBH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/52 (2006.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/10 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter element having a filter media support structure as well as a filter assembly having interacting filter media support structure components are disclosed. The support structure includes a support grid arranged on a clean side of the filter media. At least one support member is secured onto the support grid and extends outwardly away from the support grid and the filter media. The at least one support member is configured and adapted to supportively engage a respective mating support member to transfer forces from the filter element to the housing.