Patent ID: 9724635
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B01D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A filter assembly comprising: a filter housing defining an internal cavity, an inlet, and an outlet; a filter cartridge including a stack of filter media including an inlet flow face and an outlet flow face, the filter cartridge also including a frame coupled to the filter media; wherein at least a portion of the filter cartridge is located within the internal cavity of the filter housing; wherein the frame member defines an opening through which fluid may be directed to the inlet flow face of the filter media, the frame member including a top surface; wherein the inlet flow face is recessed below the top surface of the frame member; wherein a projecting portion of the housing projects into the opening defined by the frame member; and wherein the frame member surrounds the projecting portion of the housing and provides clearance due to the inlet flow face being recessed below the top surface of the frame member.