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US 2012/0234743 A1Published application
Filter device
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsMichael Braunheim, Torsten Lika
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Abstract
A filter device may include a ring filter element arranged in a filter housing in an upright manner. The ring filter element may have an upper end disc and a lower end disc. A dirt pot may have a water separator arranged therein and be provided on the lower end disc. The dirt pot may also have a protruding pin. A channel may be configured to receive the pin and be provided on at least one of a filter housing pot and a functional element. The filter device may be operational when the pin engages into the channel.
Claims20
A filter device comprising:
- a ring filter element arranged in a filter housing in an upright manner, the ring filter element having an upper end disc and a lower end disc,
- a dirt pot having a water separator arranged therein and provided on the lower end disc,
- the dirt pot having a protruding pin,
- a channel configured to receive the pin, the channel being provided on at least one of a filter housing pot and a functional element, the dirt pot being configured to be inserted into the filter housing pot of the filter device, wherein the filter device is operational when the pin engages into the channel.
1 more element
A ring filter element for a filter device comprising:
- an upper end disc and a lower end disc,
- a dirt pot provided on the lower end disc and having a water separator arranged therein, wherein
- the dirt pot has a protruding pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.