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US 2025/0050254 A1Published application
Composite Structure for Liquid Filtration Device
AssigneeBaldwin Filters, Inc.
InventorsEvan R. Rees, Timothy L. Krull
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Abstract
A filter assembly that includes a housing and filter media disposed within the housing. A top end cap has an annular end plate attached to a top end of the filter media, and an axially-extending center tube. The top end cap has a first opening configured to allow a flow of fluid into the housing, and has a second opening that provides a means for discharge of the flow of fluid from the housing.
Claims24
A filter assembly comprising:
- a housing and filter media disposed within the housing;
- a top end cap having an annular end plate attached to a top end of the filter media, and an axially-extending center tube, wherein the top end cap has a first opening configured to allow a flow of fluid into the housing, and has a second opening that provides a means for discharge of the flow of fluid from the housing.
A filter element for a fluid filtration device, the filter element comprising:
- a. a ring of media;
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- b. an end cap assembly, the end cap assembly including:
- i. an annular end cap attached to an end of the ring of media,
- ii. a center tube extending outwardly, away from the end cap, the center tube including a) an annular sealing disk surrounding a portion of the center tube along the length of the tube, and b) a circular end wall at a distal end of the center tube, projecting radially outwardly from the tube,
- wherein the center tube includes a) an axial opening extending from the distal end of the tube, through the circular end wall, through a wall of the center tube and through the sealing disk, and b) a radial opening through the center tube between the end wall and the sealing disk, fluidly separate from the axial opening.
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