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US 2021/0260502 A1Published application
Filter element locking mechanism
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsDarrell Lee Morehouse, III, Jon T. Immel, Jeffrey R. Ries, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Philip Carl Spengler
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Abstract
A method of assembling a canister filter system includes inserting a first filter component into a second filter component, and continuing the insertion until a first tab of either the first filter component or the second filter component contacts the other of the first filter component and the second filter component.
Claims20
An interface for use with a filter system, the interface comprising:
- a filter element that includes at least partially a cylindrical configuration and that defines a longitudinal axis, and a radial direction, the filter element comprising:
- an annular filter media defining a central passage;
- a center tube that is disposed in the central passage of the annular filter media that defines a central reservoir, and the annular filter media surrounds the center tube and the central reservoir;
- a first open end joined to the center tube disposed along the longitudinal axis, the first open end also defining a first locking slot;
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- a second open end joined to the center tube opposite the first open end disposed along the longitudinal axis, the second open end also defining a second locking slot;
- a first pedestal including a first tab that is disposed in the first locking slot;
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- a second pedestal including a second tab that is disposed in the second locking slot;
- wherein the second tab is differently configured as the first tab.
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A filter seal for use with a canister filter system, the filter seal comprising:
- an annular body defining an outer diameter, a thickness, and a central hole.
A method of assembling a canister filter system, the method comprising:
- inserting a first filter component into a second filter component;
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- continuing the insertion until a first tab of either the first filter component or the second filter component contacts the other of the first filter component and the second filter component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.