FILTER ELEMENT WITH ENDCAP HAVING RIGID REINFORCING MEMBER

• Main Authors: SCHECKEL, Benjamin L, BONZI, Pierrick, MALGORN, Gérard, COUTANT, Joel, JARNO, Didier
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.10.2018
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

There is disclosed a method of forming a filter element. The method comprises: placing a first endcap rigid reinforcing member in a first endcap mold; adding a liquid polymer to the first endcap mold such that the liquid polymer completely covers the first endcap rigid reinforcing member when the first endcap rigid reinforcing member is placed in the first endcap mold; placing a first end of a filter media into the first endcap mold; allowing the liquid polymer to harden, thereby coupling a first endcap formed by the liquid polymer and the first endcap rigid reinforcing member to the filter media; wherein the first endcap rigid reinforcing member comprises a wire mesh screen. The first endcap comprises an inner sealing portion and an outer sealing portion. The inner sealing portion extends along a portion of an inner circumferential surface of an inner annulus of the filter media in a longitudinal direction of the filter element. The outer sealing portion extends along a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the filter media.