US 11,806,652 B2
End cap for a filter element
Willie L. Stamey, Jr., Kings Mountain, NC (US); and Mark A. Roll, Bessemer City, NC (US)
Assigned to MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology US LLC, Gastonia, NC (US)
Filed by MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology US LLC, Gastonia, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,670.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249998 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 46/0004 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01); B01D 2265/021 (2013.01); B01D 2265/022 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filter assembly comprising:
a housing including an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and a protrusion extending from the exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior volume;
a filter element configured to be disposed at least partially in the interior volume of the housing; and
an end cap including an axially-extending outer rim defining a slot configured to receive the protrusion to inhibit rotation of the end cap relative to the housing, the outer rim of the end cap having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the exterior surface of the housing and extending over a portion of the exterior surface.