Patent ID: 8287614
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
1. An air cleaner, comprising: an air cleaner housing defining a chamber having dirty air side in communication with an air inlet port of said housing and a clean air side in communication with an air outlet port of said housing; an air filter element received in said chamber of said housing and dividing said chamber into said clean and dirty sides, a supplemental filter media support insert installed into an interior of said air cleaner housing and not secured to said filter element, said supplemental filter media support including: wherein said housing comprises: wherein said filter media comprises pleated filter media; said filter element includes at least one reinforcement band extending over at least a portion of said pleats at said outlet face; and wherein at least a portion of said support ribs are positioned and aligned for supportive engagement with at least one of said reinforcing bands, said aligned ribs having a width across said outlet face no greater than a width of said aligned reinforcing band, said positioning, alignment and rib width selected to avoid further restriction of air flow through said filter element.