Patent ID: 6610117
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A filter element arrangement for use in an air cleaner housing having an internal annular sealing surface; the filter element arrangement being removable and replaceable within the air cleaner housing upon relative axial movement between the filter element arrangement and the internal annular sealing surface of the housing; the filter element arrangement comprising:(a) a coiled media construction having: first and second ends; a first flow face at the first end; and a second flow face at the second end; (i) the media within said coiled media construction forming a plurality of flutes; each of the flutes having a first end positioned adjacent to the first flow face and a second end positioned adjacent to the second flow face; (A) a first set of selected ones of the flutes being open at the first end and closed at the second end; and (B) a second set of selected ones of said flutes being closed at the first end and open at the second end; (ii) said coiled media construction having a longitudinal axis passing through the first flow face and the second flow face; (b) a seal member oriented with respect to said coiled media construction to form a releasable, peripherally directed seal between the filter element arrangement and a housing internal annular sealing surface; (i) the seal member including an outwardly directed, peripheral, sealing surface, the seal member peripheral sealing surface being oriented to form the releasable, peripherally directed, seal as a result of axial insertion of the filter element arrangement into the air cleaner housing, by compression of the seal member against the internal annular sealing surface of the housing; and (c) a frame construction mounted on said coiled media construction; (i) said fine construction having a portion extending across one of said fist flow face and second flow face.