Patent ID: 11951433
Assignee: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A side-load air filter cartridge comprising:
a media pack configured for installation into a side opening of an air cleaner housing, the media pack extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite inlet and outlet flow ends, the media pack defining an outer perimeter with opposite straight sides;
a shell including a main portion surrounding at least a portion of the media pack outer perimeter, and including at least one engagement structure projecting from the main portion and engaging with a corresponding structure of the air cleaner housing to secure the air filter cartridge within the air cleaner housing, the at least one engagement structure defining a first extension surface, disposed orthogonally to the media pack outlet flow end, extending between a pair of second extension surfaces to define a cavity between the shell main portion and the at least one engagement structure; and
a seal arrangement supported by the shell, wherein at least a portion of the seal arrangement is arranged at an oblique angle to the media pack outlet flow end.