Filter with shield features

A filter comprising:

• first and second filter media packs extending from a first end to a second end, the first end having a length dimension and a width dimension that extend transversely, the first and second filter media packs converging at the first end and diverging when moving away from the first end toward the second end to define an air flow cavity therebetween, the first and second filter media packs being pleated having pleat folds;
• a housing seal system at the second end;
• first and second end caps on opposite first and second sides of the first and second filter media packs, wherein the pleat folds run laterally between the first and second opposite sides;
• a handle frame at the first end including a bridge element spanning over the first and second filter media packs along the width dimension less than the width dimension of the first end and between the first and second end caps;
• the handle frame includes a handle spaced away from the bridge element forming a gap between the bridge element and the handle, and
• the handle frame includes a first shield element projecting laterally from the bridge element along the width dimensions farther than the bridge element, the first shield element extending along the length dimension less than the bridge element.

A housing and filter assembly, comprising:

• an air cleaner housing assembly, including a housing base defining a filter cavity and a housing lid removably covering the housing base to define a filter cavity, the air cleaner assembly including a clean air outlet and an unfiltered air inlet, the housing lid comprising a tubular element projecting toward the housing base and into the cavity;
• a filter disposed in the filter cavity and arranged to filter air between the clean air outlet and the unfiltered air inlet, the filter including:
• a filter media arrangement having a first end and a second end;
• a housing seal system at the second end;
• a frame member at the first end and comprising a first shield element, the first shield element defining a perimeter larger than the tubular element to prevent the tubular element from contacting the filter media arrangement.

A filter element comprising:

• first and second filter media panels, each filter media panel defining a first, a second, a third and a fourth side, for each filter media panel, the first and second sides are offset from one another and extend between the third and fourth sides which are offset from one another;
• a support frame maintaining the first and second filter media panels in a generally spaced orientation forming a cavity therebetween;
• a base frame defining a first opening in fluid communication with the cavity;
• a seal gasket attached to the base frame, the base frame including a plurality of openings through which the seal gasket extends, the seal gasket closing the openings;
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• first and second end cap structures, the first end cap structure operably sealing the third side of the first and second filter media panels and the second end cap structure operably sealing the fourth side of the first and second filter media panels, the base frame having a first portion captured in the first end cap structure and a second portion captured in the second end cap structure.