FILTER MODULE COMPRISING A COMPRESSIBLE AND SELF-EXPANDING FILTER ELEMENT, HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a filter module (14) comprising a filter element (10), said filter module (14) comprising an inlet (16) and an accommodating chamber (12) for accommodating the filter element (10). Said filter element (10) has, in its original state, a larger cross-section than the inlet (16) and can be suitably compressed such that it (10) can pass through the inlet (16) into the accommodating chamber (12). Also, said filter element (10) is sufficiently elastic to expand again after it has been compressed.