Bowl for Filter Assemblies
AssigneeCummins Filtration IP, Inc.
InventorGérard Malgorn
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Abstract
A filter assembly comprises a housing defining an internal volume. A housing second end of the housing defines at least one female thread. A bowl is positioned at the housing second end The bowl comprises at least one bowl male thread structured to engage the at least one female thread of the housing so as to be coupled thereto.
Claims19
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume, a housing second end of the housing defining at least one female thread;
- and
- a bowl positioned at the housing second end, the bowl comprising at least one bowl male thread structured to engage the at least one female thread of the housing so as to be coupled thereto, the bowl comprising a first port and a second port.
The filter assembly of claim 5, wherein the portion of the sidewall is positioned such that a gap is defined between the plurality of indentations and the portion of the sidewall.
The filter assembly of claim 5, further comprising a ledge extending from an end of the portion of the sidewall towards a longitudinal axis of the filter assembly, the ledge positioned within the internal volume of the housing and defining the at least one female thread.
A shell housing for a filter element, the shell housing comprising:
- a sidewall having a first end and a second end, the sidewall defining an internal volume configured to receive the filter element;
- the first end comprising at least one outwardly facing male thread configured to removably secure the shell housing to a filter head;
- the second end comprising at least one inwardly facing female thread configured to removably secure a howl to the second end;
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- a plurality of indentations formed on an outer surface of the sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.