Liquid filter
AssigneeMann+Hummel GmbH
InventorsHelmut Luka, Dieter Schreckenberger, Rainer Loos, Markus Kolczyk
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Abstract
A replaceable liquid filter, particularly for the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine, having a substantially cup-shaped housing with a concentrically disposed outlet opening for the filtered liquid and at least one inlet opening for the liquid to be filtered and a filter element sealingly disposed between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The housing is connected to a top plate, and the top plate is connected to an end plate. A connector for releasably coupling the replaceable liquid filter to a mating part is disposed concentrically in the region of the cover plate, such that the connector extends axially beyond the contour of the replaceable liquid filter.
Claims13
A replaceable liquid filter comprising a substantially cup-shaped housing with a concentrically disposed outlet opening for filtered liquid and at least one inlet opening for liquid to be filtered, and a filter element disposed in a sealing manner between the inlet opening and the outlet opening, said housing being connected to a top plate, and the top plate being attached to an end plate, wherein a connector which extends axially beyond the contour of the replaceable liquid filter is disposed concentrically in the area of the end plate for releasably connecting the replaceable liquid filter to a mating part.
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