Filter element for fluid filtration, in particular for intake air of internal combustion engines

A filter element (1) for fluid filtration of intake air of an internal combustion engines, comprising

• a hollow-cylindrical star shape-folded filter medium (2) having a center axis;
• an outlet-side end disk (3) arranged at an outlet side end face of the filter medium (2);
• a second end disk (4) arranged at an axially opposing end face of the filter medium (2);
• a hollow-cylindrical support lattice (5) which is arranged in the interior (6) of the filter medium, the hollow-cylindrical support lattice extending from the outlet-side end disk to the second end disk through the interior of the filter medium;
• wherein the support lattice at the outlet-side end of the filter element has a connecting area (11) including a coupling element (7) for coupling the filter element to an outlet socket of a filter housing;
• wherein the support lattice (5) in the connecting area (7) has a collar (8) at a radial exterior of a main part the hollow cylindrical support lattice, the collar (8) including:
• a first collar section having
• a first end secured to the exterior of the main part of the hollow cylindrical support lattice and extending in direction of the center axis axially to a second end;
• a second collar section joined to an opposing axial end of the first collar section, the second collar section projecting in radial direction outwardly and partially projects past the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium;
• wherein the outlet-side end disk (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axially projecting seal (10) configured to seal axially by axial compression within the filter housing;
• wherein the second collar section is spaced apart from the outlet side end face of the filter medium;
• wherein material of outlet-side end disk is not connected with the main part of the support lattice or the connecting area.