Filter assembly
AssigneeMANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology US LLC
InventorsWillie L Stamey, Jr., Dillan Scott Shaffer, Antonio Jose Gonzalez Arevalo
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Abstract
A filter assembly includes a body of filter media, a seal, and a compression ring. The body of filter media having a first end surface, a second end surface spaced apart from and opposing the first end surface, and an outer surface extending between the first end surface and the second end surface. The seal surrounds the first end surface. The compression ring is disposed about the second end surface. The compression ring includes a first channel configured to allow fluid communication between the second end surface and the outer surface.
Claims16
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a filter media body including filter media outer side surface extending between a first filter media end surface and a second filter media end surface;
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- a compression ring disposed adjacent to the second filter media end surface and including a first end surface defining a width of the compression ring and an outer ring surface extending from the first end surface and defining a length of the compression ring, the outer ring surface being offset from the filter media outer side surface, the compression ring including one or more fluid channels each defining (i) a first channel portion extending continuously through the entire width of the first end surface from a first end adjacent to and in direct fluid communication with the second filter media end surface and (ii) a second channel portion extending from the first channel portion through the entire length of the outer ring surface to a second end adjacent to and in direct fluid communication with the filter media outer side surface.
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a filter media body including a filter media outer side surface extending between a first filter media end surface and a second filter media end surface;
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- a compression ring disposed between the filter media side surface and the second filter media end surface and including a first end surface defining a width of the compression ring and an outer ring surface extending from the first end surface and defining a length of the compression ring, the outer ring surface offset from the filter media outer side surface of the filter media body, the compression ring defining one or more fluid pathways each defining (i) a first channel portion extending continuously from a first end at the first end surface and in direct fluid communication with the second filter media end surface and (ii) a second channel portion extending continuously from the first portion to a second end in direct fluid communication with the filter media side surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.