Ring filter element for a liquid filter

• US 7,237,681 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Issued: 07/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mahle Filtersysteme GmbH (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Mahle Filtersysteme GmbH (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Inventors: Monzie, Benoit, Brieden, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Menon; Krishnan S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KURTZ, BENJAMIN M
• Application Number:
  US10/506,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20050126964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,407 Days
• Field of Search: 210/435, 210/437, 210/440, 210/443, 210/450, 210/248, 210/132, 210/445, 210/335, 210/434
• US Class Current: 210/435
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/0415 Details of supporting structures
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/291 End caps
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/34 Seals or gaskets for filtering elements for removable closures, lids, caps or filter heads B01D2201/304
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/46 Several filtrate discharge conduits each connected to one filter element or group of filter elements
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 29/21 with corrugated, folded or wound sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 29/54 arranged concentrically or coaxially
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 29/96 in which the filtering elements are moved between filtering operations; Particular measures for removing or replacing the filtering elements; Transport systems for filters B01D29/09, B01D29/70 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/153 Anti-leakage or anti-return valves
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/16 Cleaning-out devices , e.g. for removing the cake from the filter casing or for evacuating the last remnants of liquid
• CPC Class Codes: F01M 11/03 Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means filters B01D

Abstract

A ring filter element is provided for a liquid filter, especially for an oil filter for purifying lubricating oil, especially for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The ring filter element comprises a filter material which is arranged in an annular manner and at least one end disk comprising an outwardly protruding journal which is eccentrically arranged in relation to the longitudinal central axis of the ring filter element. The functionality of the ring filter element can be improved by providing a discharge channel which radially penetrates the journal and the associated end disk next to the filter material.

Claims

1. A ring filter element for an oil filter for purifying lubricant oil, for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle,

having an annularly positioned filter material (2),

having at least one end disk (4), which seals the filter material on its end, and which has a journal (5), which is positioned eccentrically in relation to the lengthwise central axis (3) of the ring filter element (1) and projects outward,

comprising a discharge channel (6), which penetrates the journal (5) and the associated end disk (4) radially next to the filter material (2),

wherein the discharge channel (6) communicates with an inner chamber (7) of the ring filter element (1) encircled by filter material (2),

wherein the discharge channel (6) communicates with a clean side of the ring filter element (1), and

wherein a throttle (8) is positioned or implemented at or in an outlet end of the discharge channel (6) or upstream from the discharge channel (6).

2. The ring filter element according to claim 1,

wherein the discharge channel (6) penetrates the journal (5) centrally.

3. The ring filter element according to claim 1,

wherein the discharge channel (6) penetrates the journal (5) axially.

4. The ring filter element according to claim 1, wherein the discharge channel (6) forms or has a throttle (8).

5. The ring filter element according to claim 1,

wherein the ring filter element (1) is implemented as a secondary flow filter.

6. The ring filter element according to claim 5,

wherein the secondary flow filter is connectable at an end disk facing away from the journal (5) to a ring filter element implemented as a main flow filter in such a way that the secondary flow filter and main flow filter are removable from a filter housing (17) together.

7. The ring filter element according to claim 5,

wherein the discharge channel (6) is dimensioned in regard to its flow resistance in such a way that a secondary flow flowing through the secondary flow filter is limited to a predetermined volume flow or to a predetermined proportion of a total flow formed by the secondary flow and a main flow.

8. The ring filter element according to claim 5, wherein

the ring filter element (1) has a central tube (9),

an annular chamber (10) is implemented radially between the tube (9) and the filter material (2),

the discharge channel (6) communicates with the annular chamber (10).

9. The ring filter element according to claim 8, wherein

the end disk (4) equipped with the journal (5) has a central opening (12),

the tube (9) separates a central inner chamber (11), which communicates with the central opening (12), from the annular chamber (10).

10. The ring filter element according to claim 8, wherein

the tube (9) extends from the end disk (4) equipped with the journal (5) up through the middle disk (14), the middle disk (14) has an internal radial seal (25), which is supported radially on the tube (9) to form a seal.

11. The ring filter element according to claim 1, wherein

the filter material (2) is implemented for filtering a secondary flow,

the ring filter element (1) has a further filter material (13), which is positioned annularly and coaxially to the lengthwise central axis (3) of the ring filter element (1) and axially neighboring the secondary flow filter material (2) and is implemented for filtering a main flow,

the secondary flow filter material (2) and main flow filter material (13) have a shared middle disk (14).

12. The ring filter element according to claim 1,

wherein the ring filter element (1) has an inner frame (28) on which the filter material (2) is supported radially.