US 11,931,670 B2
Dryer cartridge, drying system, and use thereof
Alexander Traut, Bad Rodach (DE); and Marius Panzer, Langenargen (DE)
Assigned to MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, Ludwigsburg (DE)
Filed by MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, Ludwigsburg (DE)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/194,650.
Application 17/194,650 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/072001, filed on Aug. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 122 072.3 (DE), filed on Sep. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0252425 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/18 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 17/0202 (2013.01) [B01J 20/18 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01); B01D 2253/108 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01J 20/28085 (2013.01); F02M 2025/0863 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dryer cartridge for removal of water from a liquid, the dryer cartridge comprising:
a cartridge body comprising:
an axially elongated cartridge body wall, the cartridge body wall surrounding a receiving chamber therein;
wherein the cartridge body wall is porous at a flow through region of the cartridge body wall, allowing the liquid to flow radially through the cartridge body wall into the receiving chamber;
a drying agent arranged in the receiving chamber, the drying agent comprising:
a first adsorber agent of a molecular sieve material; and
a second adsorber agent different from the first adsorber agent;
wherein the first adsorber agent and the second adsorber agent are arranged axially separated from each other in the receiving chamber;
a connection head closing a first axial end of the cartridge body and configured to fasten the dryer cartridge in an opening of a housing wall of a device for receiving the liquid;
wherein the connection head comprises
a connection opening formed in the connection head and opening through the connection head from an exterior side of the connection head and into the receiving chamber,
wherein the connection opening connects in fluid communication the receiving chamber to the exterior side of the connection head,
wherein the cartridge body further includes:
a filter medium arranged on an outer side of the cartridge body wall and radially surrounding the first and second adsorber agents.