Filter Element and Filter System with Partial-Flow Filtering

A filter system, comprising:

• a filter housing, including:
• an inlet arranged on the filter housing for supplying a fluid to be filtered;
• a first outlet arranged on the housing for draining the filtered fluid;
• a second outlet arranged on the housing for draining the filtered fluid;
• at least one exchangeable filter element that is arranged between the inlet and the first and the second outlets and separates a raw side of the filter system from a clean side of the filter system;
• wherein the at least one exchangeable filter element includes:
• a first filter body;
• a second filter body separated in a fluid-tight fashion from the first filter body;
• wherein the first filter body is arranged axially above the second filter body in an axial direction (L) and is securely connected to the second filter body via an end disk of the first filter body;
• a first flow outlet proceeds axially from the first filter body through an open central portion of the second filter body and is connected to flow into the first outlet of the filter housing;
• a second flow outlet, proceeding axially from the second filter body is arraged radially outwards from the first flow outlet and is connected to flow into the second outlet of the filter housing;
• wherein a centering element that acts in a direction traverse to the axial direction is arranged on an end disc of an end face of the filter element and engages with a corresponding receptacle of the filter housing.