Patent ID: 11938427
Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A liquid filter device, comprising:
a filter housing including a drainage channel;
a ring filter element arranged in the filter housing, the ring filter element including:
an upper end disc, a lower end disc and a filter material arranged in between the upper end disc and the lower end disc,
a pin eccentrically arranged on the lower end disc and projecting in an axial direction for closing off the drainage channel,
at least one support contour disposed on the lower end disc adjacently to the pin, the at least one support contour projecting from the lower end disc in the axial direction,
wherein the at least one support contour includes two support contours that each extend tangentially or in a circumferential direction from a shank of the pin,
wherein the shank of the pin has a cruciform cross-section and two crossing webs, and wherein the at least two support contours are connected to at least one of the two webs, and

wherein the ring filter element in an installed state supports itself on the filter housing via the at least one support contour that projects from the lower end disc in the axial direction.