Patent ID: 7815054
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filter device, comprising: a filter housing having first and second fluid connections and an exterior surface; a filter element held in said filter housing; a fluid container having an exterior surface and being located adjacent to and side-by-side with said filter housing to define a lateral space therebetween; and a connector coupling said fluid connections to said fluid container, said connector having at least one longitudinally displaceable blocking part blocking said fluid connections in a blocking position thereof and opening said fluid connections in an open position thereof, said blocking part being located between and accessible from said exterior surfaces of said filter housing and said fluid container when said filter housing and said fluid container are coupled by said connector, said blocking part including a plate-shaped sliding valve part guided for movement between and sealed between first and second connecting plates of said connector by seals facing said filter housing and facing said fluid container, said connector with said blocking part being located in said lateral space with said filter housing and said fluid container being on opposite sides of said connector.