Patent ID: 7094343
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. Filter device for filtering a liquid, comprising: a substantially cylindrical filter housing which can be closed off by means of a cover; a filter element adapted for insertion into said filter housing; an inlet for supplying liquid which is to be filtered to an untreated region of the filter device; an outlet for removing filtered liquid from a clean region of the filter device; the filter element comprising an end plate which is remote from the cover for receiving filter material of said filter element; a radially acting sealing element for sealing the untreated region of the filter element, the sealing element comprising a radially protruding flexible sealing lip extending from said end plate and inclined toward the untreated region of the filter device, said sealing lip bearing against an inner side portion of the filter housing when said filter element is inserted into said housing, and said sealing lip having an outer diameter which is larger than an inner diameter of said filter housing at least in a region of said inner side portion when said filter element is outside of said filter housing.