Patent ID: 10874961

Abstract:
A filter element includes:a filter medium having an axis and forming an axial channel;a first and a second end plates, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end, the first end plate having an central opening coaxial and in fluid communication with the channel;the filter element being designed to be placed in a filter housing for forming a liquid filtering device, whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow along a liquid path through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through the central opening.The filter element further includes further includes a detachable plug whose position can change from an attached position to a detached position. In the attached position the detachable plug is attached to an immobile portion of the filter element and seals the central opening, and in the detached position the detachable plug is detached from the immobile portion and is movable away from the central opening inside the channel and along the filter element axis to unseal the central opening.