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US 6,471,755 B2Granted
Gas conducting system with filter for moisture removal
AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsWalter Binder, Markus Kolczyk, Christian Fischer
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AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsWalter Binder, Markus Kolczyk, Christian Fischer
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A gas conducting system, particularly a compressed air system for a motor vehicle, which includes a filter containing a desiccant for removing moisture from a gas passed therethrough. The housing structure of the filter is provided with a seal with a weakened area 18, which specifically causes any overpressure to be reduced through failure of the weakened area if the pressure inside exceeds a permissible maximum. This process can be repeated multiple times until the seal with the weakened area 18 must be replaced due to aging. The weakened area can be used as a substitute for a pressure relief valve or as supplemental protection in case the pressure control valve fails, e.g., due to ice. This can prevent, for instance, bursting of the filter housing which could present a safety risk.
A moisture removing filter comprising a desiccant arranged in a housing structure, said filter having a seal for sealing the housing structure relative to the surrounding environment of the housing structure, wherein said seal comprises at least one weakened area with a lower pressure limit for failure than the rest of the seal.
A gas conducting system which includes a filter for removing moisture from a gas passed therethrough, wherein said filter is provided with a desiccant arranged in a filter housing structure having an inlet and an outlet for the gas to flow through, and wherein the housing structure is provided with a seal which seals the housing relative to the surrounding environment of the gas conducting system, said seal comprising at least one weakened area with a lower pressure limit for failure than the rest of the seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.