Patent ID: 8182570

Claim:
A compact air filter element ( 10 ) comprising a filter member ( 11 ) having a coiled filter medium in which said filter member is designed for axial flow passing through its end faces ( 11 . 1 ) and includes at least one annular sealing element ( 15 ) that extends substantially about a circumference of said filter member ( 11 ), characterized in that said filter member ( 11 ) is inserted into a hood element ( 12 ), wherein a flexible sealing and adhesive layer connects said filter member ( 11 ) to said hood element ( 12 ) in a tightly sealed and non-detachable manner, wherein said hood element covers one of said end faces ( 11 . 1 ) and surrounds completely said outer circumference of said filter member ( 11 ) in an grasping area near said end face, and wherein said grasping area of said hood element ( 12 ) ends in an outer edge with an annular edge surface ( 14 . 1 ) on which or at which is provided at least one annular sealing element ( 15 ) for contacting a sealing flange ( 22 ) of a cup-shaped housing element ( 20 ) is arranged.