Patent ID: 6736874
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A filter device comprising a housing with an unfiltered air inlet and a clean air outlet, and a substantially cylindrical, replaceable filter element arranged in the housing, said filter element separating an unfiltered air zone of the housing from a clean air zone, wherein at least one axial end face of the substantially cylindrical filter element is provided with an axial seal element which interacts with a sealing surface of the housing to form a seal between the unfiltered air zone and the clean air zone; said filter device further comprising a clamping wedge which applies a force to the filter element to urge the axial seal element reliably against the sealing surface of the housing, wherein the axial end faces of said filter element are formed by thermoplastic end disks, wherein an end disk of the filter element is provided with at least one bracket along which the clamping wedge slides, and wherein the clamping wedge is supported against a support fixed to the housing or against the sealing surface of the housing.