Gas separation – Two or more separators – Plies or layers of different characteristics or orientation
Patent
1992-02-21
1993-08-24
Spitzer, Robert
Gas separation
Two or more separators
Plies or layers of different characteristics or orientation
55487, 55502, 55507, B01D 4612, B01D 2958
Patent
active
052384764
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a filter device for filtering a gaseous medium, comprising a filter housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the medium, a tubular filter element enclosed in the housing and disposed between said openings, and a pipe stub coupled to the outlet opening of the housing for coupling to a gas conduit, said pipe stub protruding axially from the outlet opening.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A common type of air filter for internal combustion engines has a cylindrical filter housing with the outlet opening at one end. The pipe stub for connecting the filter to an intake conduit is fixed to the housing end plate and the tubular filter element has one end against the end surface surrounding the outlet with a seal therebetween, which is compressed when the filter body is pressed against the outlet end plate by the other end plate of the housing which serves as a cover when in place.
These axially sealing filters have a major disadvantage. Due to the fact that the filter must be fitted between the housing end plates, special attention must be payed to the axial dimensions of the filter element and the filter housing. Any deviations can result in leakage or damage to the filter element.
A known solution to this problem is to seal the filter element radially. The filter element is provided on its inner lateral surface at its outlet end with an inner sealing ring, which seals against a pipe end forming an extension of the outlet stub extending into the filter housing. The axial fit between the filter element and the filter housing is thereby not as critical as in axially sealing filters.
Common to the two known filter types described is, however, that it is difficult when replacing a filter to prevent dirt on the surface of the used filter or on the inside of the filter housing from getting onto the "clean side" of the new filter.
For axially sealing filters it is known to use a secondary or safety filter (which will be referred to below as a secondary filter) concentrically inside the tubular main filter. Such a filter prevents particles from getting on to the clean side of the air filter when replacing the primary filter. It also prevents particles, which for some reason have passed by the primary filter, if it is damaged, for example, from being sucked into the engine. In order to fix the secondary filter in the filter housing, according to one known design, a so-called center rod is used which extends centrally through the filter and presses one end of the filter against a housing end plate. Such an arrangement places great demands on the rigidity of the housing and cannot be used in an entirely plastic housing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple filter device, consisting of few parts, of the type described by way of the introduction, which removes the problems described above as well as additional problems, particularly in connection with radially sealing filters.
This is achieved according to the invention by virtue of the fact that the pipe stub is detachably joined to the housing and is solidly joined to a secondary filter disposed inside the tubular filter element, in order to be removed from the housing together with the secondary filter.
The outer surface of the pipe stub can be the surface which is in contact with a sealing ring of a radially sealing primary filter element. Such an angular sealing surface extending into the filter housing cannot be made in one piece with the filter housing when blow moulding is employed. This means that the design according to the invention is particularly advantageous together with blow moulded plastic housings, but it can of course also be used in housings produced by other methods and in other materials. The design according to the invention also means that no other fastening means are required than a simple rubber sleeve to fix the pipe stub to the housing, as will be described below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Klippare Sten
Svensson Per
AB Volvo
Spitzer Robert
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