Filter arrangement and method

An air cleaner comprising:

• (a) a housing including a body member and a cover;
• said body member defining an interior;
• (b) a filter element operably installed within said body member interior;
• said filter element including:
• (i) a filter media pack arrangement including filter media comprising corrugated media secured to facing media and defining a plurality of inlet flutes and outlet flutes;
• (A) the filter media pack arrangement having first and second opposite sides and defining an inlet flow face and an opposite outlet flow face;
• (B) the filter media pack arrangement having a sidewall between the inlet flow face and outlet flow face;
• (ii) a ring oriented around and against the sidewall of the filter media pack arrangement;
• (A) the ring including a band having an interior surface oriented against the sidewall of the filter media pack arrangement and an opposite exterior surface;
• and
• (iii) a first seal member secured to the exterior surface of the band;
• (A) the first seal member being oriented radially from the filter media pack arrangement to form a radially directed seal between the body member and the filter element;
• and
• (iv) a second seal member secured to the filter media pack arrangement;
• (A) the second seal member oriented to form a seal between the body member and the filter element.

A method of installing a filter element into an air cleaner;

• the method comprising:
• (a) providing a filter element including a filter media pack arrangement having filter media comprising corrugated media secured to facing media and defining a plurality of inlet flutes and outlet flutes;
• (i) the filter media pack arrangement having first and second opposite sides and defining an inlet flow face and an opposite outlet flow face;
• (ii) the filter media pack arrangement having a sidewall between the inlet flow face and outlet flow face;
• (iii) a ring oriented around and against the sidewall of the filter media pack arrangement;
• (A) the ring including a band having an interior surface oriented against the sidewall of the filter media pack arrangement and an opposite exterior surface;
• (b) inserting the filter element into a housing body until first and second seals are formed between the filter element and the housing body;
• (i) the first seal being a radial seal being between and against the housing body and the exterior surface of the ring.

A method of servicing an air cleaner having a cover and a housing body;

• the method comprising:
• (a) removing the cover from the housing body to expose a filter element operably installed in the housing body;
• (i) the filter element including a filter media pack arrangement having filter media comprising corrugated media secured to facing media and defining a plurality of inlet flutes and outlet flutes;
• (A) the filter media pack arrangement having first and second opposite sides and defining an inlet flow face and an opposite outlet flow face;
• (b) grasping a flange extending radially from the filter element;
• (c) moving the filter element to release first and second radial seals between the filter element and the housing body;
• (d) removing the filter element from the housing body;
• and
• (e) operably installing a second filter element into the housing body to form first and second radial seals between the filter element and the housing body.