Abstract: An ion exchanger filter device for a fuel cell system, the ion exchanger filter device including a housing including a cover and at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening for a medium, the housing extending in an axial direction, and an ion exchanger cartridge being enclosed by the housing and including one or more inflow ports at an upstream end, and a circumferentially extending wall enclosing a receptacle filled with an ion exchanger material, the wall including one or more outflow ports at a downstream end opposing the upstream end. The upstream end includes a sealing plane to the housing, the sealing plane being inclined to the axial direction by an angle.

Abstract: Ion exchanger filter device for a fuel cell system includes a housing including a cover and at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening for a medium, the housing extending in an axial direction, and an ion exchanger cartridge enclosed by the housing and including one or more inflow ports at an upstream end, and a circumferentially extending wall enclosing a receptacle filled with an ion exchanger material, the wall including one or more outflow ports at a downstream end. A main flow path is provided between the one or more inflow ports and the one or more outflow ports. The housing further includes a bypass channel between the inflow opening and the outflow opening for the medium bypassing the ion exchanger cartridge. The ion exchanger cartridge further includes a closure element to close the bypass channel when the ion exchanger cartridge is mounted to the housing.

Abstract: An ion exchanger filter assembly to be flowed through by liquid to be filtered has at least two ion exchanger units, each provided with a housing with an inlet socket and an outlet socket. An inlet-side fluid connection and an outlet-side fluid connection connect the ion exchanger units to each other. The inlet sockets are connected in fluid communication to the inlet-side fluid connection and the outlet sockets to the outlet-side fluid connection. The ion exchanger units are arranged to provide parallel flow along a flow path. Each flow path has a section through the inlet-side fluid connection, a section through the ion exchanger unit, and a section through the outlet-side fluid connection for uniform flow therethrough. Either all flow paths have a same length or have a same flow resistance. A connection pipe for such a filter assembly.

Abstract: A filter system for filtering fluids, in particular a liquid fluid filter system, includes a housing comprising a longitudinal segment having a first opening, and a branching segment having at least one second opening for fluid passage, the housing extending in an axial direction, and the first opening and the at least second opening being separated along the axial direction. The filter system further comprises a filter element comprising a filter body configured to protrude into the housing through the first opening and to filter a fluid flow between the first opening and the at least second opening.

Abstract: An ion exchanger filter device comprises a housing comprising a central tube extending in an axial direction, and at least two receiving compartments respectively enclosing at least two ion exchanger cartridges, the at least two receiving compartments being arranged circumferentially and in fluid connection with the central tube, each of the at least two ion exchanger cartridges comprising a cartridge container with a circumferentially extending wall enclosing a receptacle filled with an ion exchanger material, and the circumferentially extending wall comprising one or more outflow ports distributed at or about a circumference of the circumferentially extending wall. The ion exchanger filter further comprises a connector comprising at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening for a medium, the connector being in fluid connection to a central opening of the housing. The medium flows through the at least two ion exchanger cartridges in parallel.

Abstract: A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and an intermediate plate with at least two projecting locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the intermediate plate. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.

Abstract: A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and at least two locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction immediately the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.

Abstract: An ion exchanger filter device has a housing with inflow opening and outflow opening for a medium that penetrate a wall of the housing. An ion exchanger cartridge is arranged in the housing. A flow path for the medium extends from inflow opening through the ion exchanger cartridge to outflow opening. The ion exchanger cartridge has a cartridge container with a receptacle that is delimited by a circumferentially extending wall provided with one or more outflow ports distributed circumferentially about the circumferentially extending wall. The receptacle is filled with ion exchanger material. The outflow ports, relative to the outflow opening, are arranged offset in axial direction of the ion exchanger filter device. The flow path has a deflection downstream of the outflow ports. The outflow ports, relative to a direction of gravity in intended mounting position of the ion exchanger filter device, are arranged axially above the outflow opening.

Abstract: A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and at least two locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction immediately the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element (1, 31) for use as a particulate filter in a cooling circuit (100), in particular of an electrochemical energy converter, having a conical grid support structure (3, 33). The filter element features at a first axial end a supply opening (23, 49) for supplying a cooling medium to be filtered into the filter element (1, 31) and the grid support structure (3, 33) carries a filter medium (4, 34). The filter element (1, 31) has axially opposite the supply opening (23, 49) a funnel (16, 40) for axially discharging and collecting particulate impurities, and is closed at second axial end. The conical grid support (3, 33) structure tapers from the first axial end to the second axial end. An arrangement of a fuel cell (102) having a a cooling circuit (100) with the filter element is disclosed.

Abstract: A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and at least two locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction immediately the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.

Abstract: A filter element is provided with a filter medium and a first end disk connected to the filter medium. A first bayonet protrusion is disposed on the first end disk and designed to engage behind a first bayonet receptacle of a filter housing of a filter. The first bayonet protrusion has a free end. The first bayonet protrusion projects at least over sections thereof in a radial direction relative to a filter element longitudinal axis of the filter element past the filter medium. The free end projects in the radial direction toward the filter element longitudinal axis. A filter with a filter housing provided with a first bayonet receptacle is provided and the filter element is arranged in the filter housing such that the first bayonet protrusion on the first end disk engages behind the first bayonet receptacle of the filter housing.

Abstract: A filter element for a fuel filter has first and second end plates and a particle filter medium arranged between the first and second end plates. A bayonet protrusion on the first end plate is designed to engage a bayonet receptacle of the filter housing by rotation of the filter element about a filter element longitudinal axis. An internal sealing element on the second end plate is designed to separate a raw side from a water collecting chamber of the fuel filter. The filter housing has a filter housing body and a cover screwed onto the filter housing body. The filter housing has a bayonet receptacle arranged on its inner side. By rotating the filter element about a filter element longitudinal axis of the filter element, the bayonet protrusion engages the bayonet receptacle of the filter housing when the cover is unscrewed from the filter housing body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element (1, 31) for use as a particulate filter in a cooling circuit (100), in particular of an electrochemical energy converter, having a conical grid support structure (3, 33). The filter element features at a first axial end a supply opening (23, 49) for supplying a cooling medium to be filtered into the filter element (1, 31) and the grid support structure (3, 33) carries a filter medium (4, 34). The filter element (1, 31) has axially opposite the supply opening (23, 49) a funnel (16, 40) for axially discharging and collecting particulate impurities, and is closed at second axial end. The conical grid support (3, 33) structure tapers from the first axial end to the second axial end. An arrangement of a fuel cell (102) having a a cooling circuit (100) with the filter element is disclosed.

Abstract: A filter element comprises a hollow cylindrical filter medium body, on the inside of which there is arranged a support frame that is a carrier of at least one installation rib protruding radially inward with respect to the support frame.

Abstract: A filter element (10) has a filter bellows (12) arranged about the longitudinal axis (L) and having a first end disk (14) on a first end face (26), and a second end disk (16) on a second end face (28). A central element (20) is arranged rotatably about the longitudinal axis (L) relative to the filter bellows (12) in the interior (18) of the filter bellows (12). The central element (20) has one or multiple positioning elements (22, 24) which interact with counter positioning elements (116, 118) of an upper housing part (114) to fix the central element in the upper housing part (114) in a defined angular position. The central element (20) has at least one electrical connector element (32) on the element, electrically contacting at least one electrical connector element (120) on the housing.

Abstract: A water separator element (14) for a fuel filter (10) having two water level electrodes (34, 36) for detecting backed-up water in a water collection chamber (32) of the fuel filter (10). The water level electrodes (34, 36) can be electrically contacted by means of two contact electrodes (40, 42), said contact electrodes (40, 42) being connected in an electrically conductive manner to the water level electrodes (34, 36). The disclosure further relates to a fuel filter comprising a water separator element of this type.

Abstract: A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and at least two locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction immediately the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.

Abstract: A hollow filter element of a fluid filter has a filter element-associated retention/carrier device of a retention/carrier system retaining the filter element in a first housing section of a filter housing during installation/removal in or from a second housing section by rotation and/or insertion movement. The filter element-associated retention/carrier device has a retention/carrier part extending radially and circumferentially and has through holes adjacent thereto extending circumferentially so as to enable a filter housing-associated retention/carrier part of the retention/carrier system to pass through axially. This retention/carrier part has a tensile face extending circumferentially and radially on a side facing away from an end face of the filter element facing the first housing section. This retention/carrier part has a rear side in circumferential direction.

Abstract: A filter element is provided with a filter medium and a first end disk connected to the filter medium. A first bayonet protrusion is disposed on the first end disk and designed to engage behind a first bayonet receptacle of a filter housing of a filter. The first bayonet protrusion has a free end. The first bayonet protrusion projects at least over sections thereof in a radial direction relative to a filter element longitudinal axis of the filter element past the filter medium. The free end projects in the radial direction toward the filter element longitudinal axis. A filter with a filter housing provided with a first bayonet receptacle is provided and the filter element is arranged in the filter housing such that the first bayonet protrusion on the first end disk engages behind the first bayonet receptacle of the filter housing.