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AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsWalter Binder, Helmut Luka, Norbert Strassenberger, Gerhard Vilsmaier, Matthaeus Huber, Renate Gottwald-Grill
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A filter element including an annular support body, a filter medium, which is preferably a filter paper folded in a zigzag shape, positioned on the annular support body, and end disks, which are positioned on the axial end faces of the filter medium and glued or welded to the filter medium. The filter element is characterized in that a seal carrier is provided on the support body in the vicinity of one or both end disks, and a seal, particularly an elastomer seal, is affixed to the seal carrier in an interlocking manner. The seal carrier is designed to be radially elastic. The filter of the invention is particularly suitable for filtering liquids.
A filter element comprising an annular support body, a filter medium positioned on the annular support body, a pair of end disks each positioned on a respective end face of the filter medium and attached to the filter medium, and at least one seal carrier on the support body in the vicinity of a respective one of said end disks, said seal carrier being radially elastic and having a seal affixed thereto in an interlocking manner.
A fluid filter system comprising a filter housing, an inlet for unfiltered fluid, an outlet for clean fluid, a connection sleeve positioned on the clean fluid outlet, and a filter element removably attached to the connection sleeve and positioned in the filter housing such that fluid must flow through the filter element to pass from said inlet to said outlet;
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