Filter device
US6514404B1 · kind B1 · utility
21Cited by
6References
10Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M37/54
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter device for separating water and other impurities from liquid fuel including a housing body (11), inside which a first filter element (12) is disposed; a collector vessel (17) which is disposed underneath the filter element (12); a pump (25) which is used to remove water present in the collector vessel (17), and a detector (23) which is used to determine whether water has accumulated in the collector vessel (17).
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