FILTER DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a filter device, in particular for fluids polluted with water admixtures, such as diesel oil, comprising a filter housing (1), which has a fluid inlet (29) and a fluid outlet (31) for purified fluid and in which at least one filter element (5) can be received, which separates an untreated side (33) from a treated side (45)with the effective filter surface thereof during the filtering process in the filter housing (1), wherein during the filter operation a respective fill level of the fluid develops inside the filter housing (1), said level delimiting a fluid volume into which the filter element (5) is immersed, characterized in that a barrier unit (63) is connected upstream of the fluid outlet (31) of the filter housing (1) such that the fill level in the housing (1) is increased and therefore the fluid can flow through the filter element (5) immersed in the fluid volume over an enlarged filter surface.