Patent ID: 9550135
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B01D,F02M

Claim:
1. A filter cartridge for mounting to a filter head, the filter cartridge comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis, an open first end and defining a cavity; filter element disposed in said housing and separating said cavity into an unfiltered region and a filtered region, said filter element configured so that fluid passes through the filter element between the unfiltered region and the filtered region; a communication hub defining first and second axial fluid flow conduits in communication with the unfiltered region and the filtered region, respectively, and each conduit having an exterior circumferential sealing surface, said hub having a first surface facing axially away from said cavity and defining a central well and a second surface facing said cavity; and a keeper module disposed over said communication hub, said keeper module spanning said first end and secured to said housing with said communication hub axially intermediate said filter element and said keeper module, said keeper module defining first and second openings through which said first and second conduits respectively extend and defining a retainer receiving aperture adjacent a keeper, said keeper is axially aligned with said central well, and said keeper and aperture are located adjacent or on said longitudinal axis, wherein said aperture permits access to said keeper from a location outside said cavity and said keeper is configured to receive and distribute a retention force directed away from said cavity.