CPC B01D 46/0005 (2013.01) [B01D 46/2411 (2013.01); B01D 46/0004 (2013.01); B01D 2201/302 (2013.01); B01D 2201/34 (2013.01); B01D 2265/028 (2013.01); B01D 2271/027 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A filter housing for containing a cartridge assembly having a filter cartridge secured to a filter cover, the filter housing comprising a peripheral wall extending around a longitudinal axis, and end wall secured to the peripheral wall, the filter housing defining a cavity partially enclosed by the peripheral wall and the end wall, the peripheral wall defining a cartridge-receiving section extending from the end wall along the longitudinal axis and sized for receiving the filter cartridge and a cover-receiving section extending along the longitudinal axis from the cartridge-receiving section to an open end of the filter housing opposed to the end wall and sized for receiving the filter cover, a portion of the cover-receiving section recessed radially outwardly from the cartridge-receiving section relative to the longitudinal axis, a lubricant outlet of the filter housing extending through the portion of the cover-receiving section of the peripheral wall, the cartridge-receiving section is connected to the cover-receiving section by a shoulder, the cartridge-receiving section is off-centered relative to the cover-receiving section such that a radial dimension of the shoulder relative of the longitudinal axis varies circumferentially around the longitudinal axis.
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