Abstract: A filter system for filtering a fluid is provided with a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter element has a glass fiber filter medium. A sintered body is arranged fluidically downstream of the glass fiber filter medium for retaining constituents of the glass fiber filter medium entrained in a fluid to be filtered. A pore size of the sintered body is greater than a cross-section of the constituents of the glass fiber filter medium.

Abstract: A filter element is provided with a folded bellows that has a first pleated section with parallel arranged first pleats and a second pleated section with parallel arranged second pleats. The first pleats of the first pleated section are positioned at an angle relative to the second pleats of the second pleated section. The end face edges of the first pleats of the first pleated section adjoin a first clean chamber. The end face edges of the second pleats of the second pleated section adjoin a second clean chamber. The second clean chamber is delimited by a longitudinal side of an edge-side pleat of the first pleated section. The first and second clean chambers are connected to each other. A filter insert with such a filter element is provided.

Abstract: A filter element for filtering liquids has a folded filter medium with outer fold edges and inner fold edges, wherein the inner and outer fold edges extend along a longitudinal axis of the filter element. A support body is provided with a first support body section and a second support body section, wherein the first support body section is facing the inner fold edges and hugs closely an envelope of the inner fold edges. An envelope of the outer fold edges and the second support body section hug closely at least sectionwise an outer circumferential surface of the filter element.

Abstract: A filter insert piece has a filter element with first and second pleated sections each having parallel pleats. The first and second pleated sections each have an inflow side. A first flat outflow side of the first pleated section and a second flat outflow side of the second pleated section adjoin a common clean chamber of the filter element. A length of the pleats of the first and second pleated sections is such that a spacing of an outwardly positioned pleat end face of the pleats at the first or second inflow side, respectively, relative to the center axis increases or decreases monotonic from pleat to pleat. The respective end pleats of the first and of the second pleated sections have a different length extension measured from the outwardly positioned pleat end face of the first end pleats or the second end pleats relative to the center axis.

Abstract: A filter medium (10) has a first layer of media (12), a second layer of media (18), and at least one third layer of media (20). The second layer of media (18) is arranged behind the first layer of media (12) in the intended flow direction (16) of the filter medium, and the third layer of media (20) is arranged behind the second layer of media (18) in the intended flow direction (16) of the filter medium. The first layer of media (12) has fibers, and the second layer of media (18) has nanofibers. Also disclosed is a filter element (50) which has such a filter medium (10) and the use of such a filter medium (50) as a fuel filter.

Abstract: A fuel filter insert for a fuel filter including: a pre-filter element having a upper and lower end plate, the end plates arranged on opposing ends of filter medium of the pre-filter element; a main filter element having upper and lower end plates, the end plates arranged on opposing ends of filter medium of the main filter element; wherein the pre-filter element and the main filter element as arranged one above the other in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the fuel filter insert; wherein at least one of the filter elements is through-flowable from the outside to the inside by fuel in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis; and a flow channel for the fuel pre-filtered by the pre-filter element; wherein the flow channel is arranged to extend in the axial direction between the pre-filter element and the main filter element.

Abstract: A filter medium comprising: a first media layer; a second media layer; and at least one third media layer; wherein the second media layer is arranged downstream from the first media layer in the intended direction of flow of the filter medium; wherein the third media layer is arranged downstream from the second media layer in the intended direction of flow through the filter medium; wherein the first media layer has a degree of particle separation, which is lower than the degree of particle separation of the second media layer; wherein the second media layer has a degree of particle separation which is lower than the degree of particle separation of the third media layer; and wherein the media layers are arranged loosely and not bonded to one another, or are arranged loosely and bonded in a spot-bonded manner.

Abstract: A water separation system for separating water from fuel is provided with a water separator with a separator housing provided with a water collecting chamber; a water separating element arranged in the separator housing and fluidically connected with the water collecting chamber; and a water discharge valve connected to the water collecting chamber. A suction and pressure fuel pump feeds fuel to the water separating element. A control device is operatively connected to the fuel pump to control the fuel pump for discharging water collected in the water collecting chamber such that the fuel pump pumps fuel into the separator housing to displace the collected water and discharge the collected water from the water collecting chamber via the water discharge valve. The water discharge valve is pressure-controlled or transferred into an open position by the control device.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for a vehicle with internal combustion engine features a fuel tank and a water separator integrated in the fuel tank.