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Fuel filter

US10641220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited · GB

Inventors

Anathan Rajagopalan · Jamkhed, IN
Atul Malode · Jamkhed, IN
Prashant Chavan · Munich, DE
Mohammad Saifullah Khan · Jamkhed, IN
Chris Ward · Kirkland, US
Sanjeev Arora · Faridabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2018
Grant date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/74
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid drain off system for a fuel filter, the system comprising a float, movable together with a trigger device for a switch, such as a magnet, in response to the level of fluid contaminant, a switch arranged to be selectively triggered by the trigger device upon the fluid contaminant reaching a predetermined level, and a fluid passage configured to be selectively opened in response to the triggering of the switch to allow fluid contaminants to be drained from the filter.

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