Patent ID: 9248393
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B01D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A cup-shaped housing assembly for a device for separating liquid from air, wherein the cup-shaped housing assembly comprises: a cup-shaped housing body having an interior and adapted to receive at least one annular filter element for separating liquid from air; a housing cover that closes off an end face of the housing body, wherein the housing cover has an inner side that is facing the interior and an outer side that is facing away from the interior; wherein the housing cover has at least one raw air inlet through which raw air is supplied to the interior; wherein the housing cover has at least one clean air opening though which filtered clean air is discharged from the interior; wherein, for sealing the raw air inlet relative to the clean air opening, at least one sealing surface is arranged at the outer side of the housing cover at least across sections thereof; wherein the at least one clean air opening is adapted to receive a nipple connectable to a connecting head of a power machine, the nipple extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cup-shaped housing assembly through the housing cover; the housing cover, in the area of the at least one clean air opening, is detachably connected with the nipple; the at least one sealing surface is arranged such on the housing cover that, when the housing cover and the nipple are connected to each other in a connected state, the at least one sealing surface is arranged between the housing cover and the nipple or between the housing cover and the connecting head connected to the nipple and seals the at least one raw air inlet relative to the at least one clean air opening; wherein the housing cover has a connecting section interacting with a connecting section of the nipple so as to detachably connect the housing cover and the nipple; wherein the connecting sections of the housing cover and of the nipple are configured such that, in the connected state, between the housing cover and the nipple at least one liquid drain is arranged that drains separated liquid from the interior; wherein the connecting section of the housing cover is configured such that, in the connected state, between the housing cover and the nipple several of the at least one liquid drain are arranged, wherein the at least one sealing surface is a seal provided with at least one fixation element extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis; wherein the fixation element secures the seal on the housing cover; wherein the fixation element is arranged on the housing cover such that the fixation element extends through one of the several liquid drains.