Patent ID: 6016923
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter assembly for mounting onto a medium inlet and a medium outlet, the filter assembly for filtering liquid or gaseous media, the filter assembly comprising:a hollow cylindrical housing comprising a first cup-shaped housing half and a second cup-shaped housing half, the first and second housing halves being detachably connected together with a unitary tubular supporting body disposed axially therebetween, the unitary tubular supporting body having opposing first and second ends,the second housing half being connected to the medium inlet and the medium outlet, the second housing half comprising an outlet conduit integrally connected thereto for communication with the medium outlet, the second end of the tubular supporting body including an axial bore that matably receives the outlet conduit therein without any intervening parts disposed therebetween to thereby detachably attach the supporting body to the second housing half,a first inwardly extending attachment member unitary with the first housing half that extends towards the second housing half,a substantially hollow cylindrical filter member having a first end and a second end, the filter member being mounted over the supporting body with the medium to be filtered flowing from the medium inlet and through the filter member and through the supporting body to the outlet conduit, the filter member being detachable from the supporting body for replacement,the first end of the filter member being connected to a first disk, the first disk comprising an inside surface that is attached to the filter and an outside surface that faces the first housing half, the first disk being mounted onto the first end of the supporting body, the first end of the tubular supporting body having an axial bore that mateably receives a free end portion of the attachment member therein without any intervening parts disposed therebetween, to thereby attach the supporting body to the first housing half.