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Motorcycle engine lubricating oil filter apparatus

US4935128A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1988
Grant dateJun 19, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D35/147
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oil filtering apparatus includes a check valve at the bottom of and within a cylindrical porous filter unit, to pass oil directly into an oil tank in case of clogging of the filter unit or cartridge. Channeling in the check valve inverted cap by-passes flow around the valve within the cap, when the valve is depressed; and a well formed around the cap collects dirt and other particles, within the filter unit lower interior.

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