Air filter element

An air filter, comprising:

• a filter housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet and enclosing a receiving space,
• a filter element configured to be inserted into the receiving space and separate an untreated side, the untreated side being fluidly-connected to the air inlet from a clean side which is fluidly-connected to the air outlet;
• wherein the filter element includes a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart from each other in an axial direction, a first filter body and a second filter body arranged between the first and second end plates, and an intermediate plate arranged axially between the first and second filter bodies;
• wherein the first and second end plates are closed and the intermediate plate defines at least one intermediate opening extending through a first interior bounded by the first filter body to a second interior bounded by the second filter body;
• wherein the first filter body is U-shaped having an open side sealed with a closure plate, the closure plate defining a connection opening creating a fluid connection to the inside of the filter element;
• and
• wherein the second filter body is U-shaped having an open side sealed with a closure plate.

An air filter element for an air filter, comprising:

• a first filter body comprising a filter material,
• a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart from each other in an axial direction and configured to bound the filter element in the axial direction, wherein the first filter body is arranged axially between the first and second end plates,
• a second filter body arranged axially between the first and second end plates, and
• an intermediate plate arranged axially between the first and second filter bodies, wherein the intermediate plate has an intermediate plate area, and the first end plate has a first end plate area;
• wherein the first and second end plates are closed and the intermediate plate defines at least one intermediate opening extending through a first interior bounded by the first filter body to a second interior bounded by the second filter body;
• wherein the first filter body and the second filter body are arranged offset with respect to one another;
• wherein the first filter body is U-shaped having an open side sealed with a closure plate, the closure plate defining a connection opening creating a fluid connection to the inside of the filter element.