Patent ID: 8550255

Claim:
A filter device, comprising: a filter housing; a cover part closing said housing and having a fluid ducts; a filter element received in said housing, having a body with a filter medium extending along a longitudinal axis and having an end cap with a seal carrier securely connected thereto and forming an annular peripheral part thereof, said end cap forming an enclosure for said filter medium on an end thereof adjacent said cover part, said seal carrier being radially offset from a central part of said end cap relative to said longitudinal axis, said annular peripheral part being connected to said central part of said end cap only by radially extending crosspieces molded in one piece with said central part of said end cap, intermediate spaces between said crosspieces forming sector-shaped fluid passages in an operating state of the filter device providing fluid communication between said fluid duct and an outside of said filter element, said end cap having a cylindrical guide receiving a sleeve body and guiding said sleeve body for axial displacement in said cylindrical guide, said sleeve body providing a movable coupling part producing a fluid connection between said filter element and one of said fluid ducts; an inner seal between said sleeve body and said cylindrical guide sealing said sleeve body relative to said cylindrical guide; and an outer seal forming a fluid-tight connection between said housing and said cover part, being a component of said filter element and being fixed on said seal carrier.