Luftfilter, insbesondere für die Ansaugluft einer Brennkraftmaschine

摘要

An air filter, particularly for the intake air of an internal-combustion engine comprises a housing 13, an air filter insert 16 arranged in the housing, and a cover 10 closing off the housing 13. The air filter insert 16 consists essentially of a rectangular cartridge which has a surrounding seal 18. This seal 18 is clamped in between the housing 13 and the cover 10 in such a manner that it separates the unfiltered-air space from the filtered-air space. In addition, locking elements 19 are provided by means of which a fastening of the cover on the housing and therefore, at the same time, a fastening of the cartridge in the housing is permitted. The invention consists of the fact that the support of the cover on the housing takes place only in the area of the locking elements 19 and simultaneously the seal has a very low Shore hardness. As a result, the cover no longer rests as previously on the housing over the whole length of the seal but only in the area of the locking elements. <IMAGE>