Filter housing that accepts both single open end o-ring and double open end filter elements
AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorSteven T. Yoshimura
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Abstract
A housing assembly, portable filter system using the housing assembly and methods of mounting a filter element in a housing assembly are provided. The housing assembly is usable with filter elements of different types. The housing assembly includes a housing body having an open end and being attached to a filter head. The filter head includes a first housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate with a filter element of the first type and a second housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate with a filter element of the second type. A cover member removably attaches to the housing body and includes a third housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate the filter element of the second.
Claims20
A filter housing assembly for use with a first type of filter element having a first sealing interface at a first end of a first tube of filter media and alternatively for use with a second type of filter element having a second sealing interface at a first end of a second tube of filter media and having a third sealing interface at a second end of the second tube of filter media, the first sealing interface being configured differently than the second sealing interface, the filter housing assembly comprising:
- a housing body extending axially between a first end and an open second end, the housing body defining a filter element mounting cavity;
- a filter head being at the first end of the housing body, the filter head including:
- a first housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate with a first sealing interface when a filter element of the first type is located within the filter element mounting cavity;
- a second housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate with a second sealing interface when a filter element of the second type is located within the filter element mounting cavity;
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- a cover member removably attachable to the second end of the housing body, the cover member including a third housing sealing interface configured to sealingly mate with a third sealing interface when the filter element of the second type is located within the filter element mounting cavity.
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