Filter element and fuel filter

摘要

The invention concerns a filter element (1), in particular of a fuel filter for motor vehicles. The filter element (1) is received in a filter housing (2) and comprises a filter body (3) with a filter material (5) that is arranged in folds (4). Between two folds (4) a heater installation space is provided and configured to receive a heating element (6) for the fuel.

主权项

1. A filter element of a motor vehicle fuel filter, comprising:
a filter body arranged within an interior of a filter housing, said filter body having a raw unfiltered side and a clean filtered side, said filter body including;
a terminal disk having a through opening;a cylindrical filter material arranged into a plurality of folds within said filter body around a central axis;at least one heating element installation space formed between two neighboring folds of said filter material, said neighboring folds of said at least one heating element installation space being spread apart in a circumferential direction wider than other pairs of neighboring folds of said plurality of folds to form at least one heating element installation configured to receive an electric heating element therein between said two neighboring folds to heat fuel in said filter body;wherein said at least one heating element installation space extends substantially parallel with said central axis of said cylindrical filter media between said two neighboring folds at a radially outer side of said filter material;wherein at least one of said at least one heating element installation space is positionally correlated with said through opening of said terminal disk; wherein said filter element is configured for use in said filter housing.