Filter assembly having end cap with separable flow conduit

A filter assembly for collecting material that is entrained in a gas stream, the filter assembly comprising:

• a housing for a tubular filter element arranged for the gas stream to flow through a wall of the tubular filter element, the housing having an inlet port and an outlet port for the gas that is to be filtered, and comprising an end cap and a body section in which the filter element is located, at least one of the ports for gas to be filtered being provided in the end cap, the assembly further comprising a flow conduit device located within the end cap and which is separable from the end cap, in which a first conduit opening is arranged for communication with the port in the end cap and a second conduit opening is arranged for communication with the filter element located in the housing body section, the flow conduit device being located in its appropriate position within the end cap by way of interengaging ribs on the flow conduit and the end cap, respectively, the flow conduit presenting a continuous smooth flow path to gas flowing along the flow conduit between the first and second conduit openings.