Filter device and fuel cell system having a filter device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsDavid Manuel Hinojosa Garcia, Gonzalo Montero Blanco, Julio Jose Tejedor Diago
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Abstract
The invention relates to a filter device comprising a support structure which extends between a first end and a second end and which defines an interior space tapering from the first end to the second end, wherein the support structure has at the second end a flow body which protrudes into the interior space in the direction of the first end and tapers in the direction of the first end, and wherein the support structure has openings which connect the interior space in a fluidly conducting manner to an environment of the support structure. Furthermore, the filter device has a filter medium which is accommodated in the interior space of the support structure.
Claims13
A filter device (100) for a liquid medium, the filter device comprising:
- a support structure (1) which extends between a first end (11) and a second end (12) and which defines an interior space (10) tapering from the first end (11) to the second end (12), wherein the support structure (1) has at the second end (12) a flow body (14) which protrudes into the interior space (10) in a direction of the first end (11) and tapers in the direction of the first end (11), and wherein the support structure (1) has openings (15) which connect the interior space (10) in a fluidly conducting manner to an environment of the support structure (1);
- a filter medium (2) which is accommodated in the interior space (10) of the support structure (1);
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- a conduit body (3) protruding into the interior space (10) of the support structure (1) at the first end (11) and defining a flow passage (30) extending between an inlet port (31) and an outlet port (32);
- wherein the outlet port (32) faces the interior space (10) of the support structure (1);
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- wherein the flow passage (30) comprises an outlet section (34) which widens towards the outlet port (32).
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