Patent ID: 11969683
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A separation assembly comprising:
a filter media;
a housing comprising an inlet and an outlet; and
a plate positioned within the housing between the inlet and the outlet and directing fluid onto the filter media,
the plate comprising a wall, a plurality of apertures, and a chimney comprising an inner surface surrounding the plurality of apertures and an outer surface, an upstream side of the wall comprising an inner portion that is radially encompassed by the chimney and an outer portion, the inner portion and the outer portion upstream of the plurality of apertures,
the chimney extending from the upstream side of the wall and encompassing only a portion of a flow path between the inlet and the upstream side of the wall such that fluid flows radially beyond the outer surface of the chimney in the housing between the inlet and the wall.