FILTER ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FILTER ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220288522A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17629933

    申请日:2020-07-24

    Abstract: A filter element, for placement in a housing of a filter system, includes a filter medium pack and a seal arrangement having a seal and a seal carrier. The filter medium pack includes, for example, a pleated filter medium or a fluted filter medium. The seal carrier includes an axial side coupled to at least a portion of an axial face of the filter medium pack by a thermal welding manufacturing process. The coupling of the seal to the seal carrier is obtainable by manufacturing the seal arrangement with a multi-material injection molding manufacturing process. The present disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a filter element, the method including steps of thermal welding and multi-material injection molding.

    Air filter system, air filter element for use in same, and method for servicing same

    公开(公告)号:US11305221B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US16497103

    申请日:2018-03-23

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards filter elements whose overall length can be adjusted such that the filter element can be installed through an opening in an air cleaner opening having a relatively smaller dimension than the maximum dimension of the filter element. In one aspect, the filter element can include a radial seal member disposed on a positionable coupling element circumscribing at least a portion of a filter medium pack. The filter element has a first axial length when the positionable coupling element is in an extended position and has a second axial length when the positionable coupling element is in a collapsed position, wherein the first axial length is greater than the second axial length. In some examples, the filter element includes two positionable coupling elements.

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