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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Penghua Hou, Shanghai, CN;
Yiyun Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Ping Shen, Zhejiang, CN;
Kevin C. South, Cookeville, TN (US);
Ismail Bagci, Cookeville, TN (US);
Charles W. Hawkins, Sparta, TN (US);
Gerard Malgorn, Quimper, FR;
Zemin Jiang, Cookeville, TN (US);
Penghua Hou, Shanghai, CN;
Yiyun Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Ping Shen, Zhejiang, CN;
Kevin C. South, Cookeville, TN (US);
Ismail Bagci, Cookeville, TN (US);
Charles W. Hawkins, Sparta, TN (US);
Gerard Malgorn, Quimper, FR;
Zemin Jiang, Cookeville, TN (US);
Cummins Filtration IP Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A filter cartridge endplate () is described herein that has an integrated flow structure. For example, the integrated flow structure has concentric flow portions disposed at a center of the endplate (), where a separator () is built into the endplate () that separates fluid flow. The endplate () includes a plate with a major surface, a separator () that protrudes axially away from the major surface. The separator () includes a first flow portion () and a second flow portion (), where the first flow portion () is disposed radially inward relative to the second flow portion (). The first flow portion () includes a channel () and the second flow portion includes a channel (). The respective channels () are configured to allow axial fluid flow relative to the plate, and configured to allow fluid flow that is localized toward the center of the plate ().