Patent ID: 6599342
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A filter cartridge for installation in an air filter having a housing for holding the filter cartridge with an inlet for untreated air and an outlet for filtered air; said filter cartridge comprising an annular filter medium, end plates on axial end faces of said annular filter medium, and seal elements on said end plates; wherein a support body is provided interiorly adjacent said filter medium, and said support body is provided with an axial support surface that abuts an axial surface of the housing for axial positioning of the cartridge and a radial support surface that abuts a radial surface of the housing for radial positioning of the cartridge at the end of the filter cartridge that faces the clean air outlet of the housing when the cartridge is installed in the housing; and wherein a radial surface of the seal element on the end plate of the filter cartridge that faces the clean air outlet when the cartridge is installed in the housing rests against an annular support surface, wherein the filter medium is not axially compressed.