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US 8,940,071 B2Granted
Filter element, in particular air filter element
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsAndreas Enderich, Alexander Jerger, Matthias Traub, Hendrik Von Merkatz
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Abstract
A filter element may include a first end disc, a second end disc, a filter medium arranged between the first and second end discs, wherein the first and second end discs are spaced by a filter medium. A third end disc may connect the first and second end discs and be arranged obliquely to at least one of the first end disc and the second end disc. The third end disc may include at least one of an inlet and outlet.
Claims20
A filter element, comprising:
- a first end disc, a second end disc and a filter medium arranged between the first and second end discs, wherein the first and second end discs are spaced by a filter medium,
- a third end disc connecting the first and second end discs and arranged obliquely to at least one of the first end disc and the second end disc and including at least one of an inlet and outlet,
- wherein the filter element has a wedge-shaped form, and further wherein the first end disc is larger than the second end disc.
An air filter, comprising:
- a filter element and a filter housing configured to receive the filter element,
- a first end disc,
- a second end disc,
- a filter medium arranged between the first and second end discs, wherein the first and second end discs are spaced by a filter medium,
- a third end disc connecting the first and second end discs and arranged obliquely to at least one of the first end disc and the second end disc and including at least one of an inlet and outlet,
- wherein the filter element has a wedge-shaped form, and further wherein the first end disc is larger than the second end disc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.