Filter device with an element receptacle having two or more degrees of freedom relative to different axes

A filter device, comprising:

• a filter housing having a first housing mount
• therein;
• a filter element being accommodated in the filter housing, the filter element having an element receptacle and an element material being capable of filtering a liquid and extending between first and second end caps, the element receptacle, the element material and the first and second end caps being formed as a connected unit insertable together in the filter housing for connection to the first housing mount, the first end cap being mounted on the element receptacle, the element receptacle having a housing connector on a side of the receptacle element remote from the first end cap and being releasably connected to the first housing mount;
• the filter element further including a bearing connecting the first end cap and the element receptacle and having at least two degrees of freedom relative to two different axes and such that the first end cap is capable of being articulated on the element receptacle, the bearing having a convex bearing surface guided in a concave bearing surface, the convex and concave bearing surfaces being parts of first and second shells, respectively, at least one of the first and second shells having a passage for liquid media.