Patent ID: 9586165
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B01D,F02M

Claim:
1. A filter element comprising: an inflow face and an axially opposing outflow face spaced apart across the filter element in an axial direction, the axial direction defined by an axis extending through the inflow and outflow faces, wherein flow-through direction of the filter element is parallel to the axial direction, wherein the outflow face is downstream of the inflow face in the flow-through direction of the filter element; a filter medium extending between the inflow face and the outflow face; wherein the filter medium has: a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow face or in the area of the outflow face; the filter element adapted to be inserted into a mounting position in an interior of a filter housing of an air filter along an axial insertion direction, wherein the insertion direction is parallel to the flow-through direction of the filter element; the filter element adapted to be clamped at least transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action of at least two elongated support elements arranged in a first support area that is spaced in the insertion direction from the circumferentially extending seal, wherein the transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by an interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing; a first one of the at least two elongated support elements lying on, elongated on, and secured onto the first end face of the filter medium, the first elongated support element elongated in a direction traverse to the flow-through direction to project at opposing ends of the first support element outwardly beyond the filter element at respective opposing edges of the first end face; a second one of the at least two elongated support elements lying on and secured onto the second end face of the filter medium, the second elongated support element elongated in a direction traverse to the flow-through direction to project at opposing ends of the second support element outwardly beyond the filter element at respective opposing edges of the second end face; wherein the plurality of elongated support elements are configured to contact inner sides of the filter housing in the first support area to effect the transverse clamping action.