Air Filter and Inlet Tube Assembly

摘要

A filter assembly and filter element are provided. The filter assembly includes a housing with a filter element disposed therein. The filter assembly also includes a separate and removable inlet tube which projects from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through an opening in a lid of the housing. The filter element includes a ring of filter media with upper and lower end cap constructions attached to opposed ends of the ring of filter media. The upper end cap construction includes a base portion and an axial seal portion extending axially from the base portion. The lower end cap construction includes a support ring and a resilient portion.

主权项

1. A filter assembly, comprising:
a housing having a body and a lid axially removable from the body, the lid having an opening therethrough and the body defining an outlet, wherein a flow path of the filter assembly extends between the opening and the outlet; a filter element carried within the housing and disposed along the flow path; and a separate and removable inlet tube, a tube portion of the inlet tube extending through the opening of the lid and a flange portion of the inlet tube axially interposed between an interior axially facing surface of the lid and an upper-most axially facing surface of an upper end cap construction of the filter element such that a lower-most axial extent of the inlet tube is supported by the upper-most axially facing surface of the upper end cap construction.