Patent ID: 11952926
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A rotating separator comprising:
a filter element extending axially along a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a first endplate including a center tube;
a second endplate coupled to the first endplate and including a central aperture having a perimeter, a second endplate interior side facing the interior cavity, a second endplate exterior side facing the filter assembly, and a first counterbalance mass formed on the second endplate exterior side, the first endplate and the second endplate forming an interior cavity between the first endplate and the second endplate;
an axially extending slot formed on one of the first endplate and the second endplate; and
an axially extending protrusion formed on one of the first endplate and the second endplate, the axially extending protrusion configured to engage with the axially extending slot; and
a filter structure positioned within the interior cavity and configured to filter a contaminate from a fluid.