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Oil filter arrangement

US7862717B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 18, 2006
Grant dateJan 4, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2201/0415
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oil filter arrangement comprises a housing, which has a receiving chamber for a filter element which can be cross-flowed in a radial manner by oil and which can be inserted into the housing, a support tube which supports the filter element when it is inserted, a housing cover which closes the receiving chamber, and a drainage channel which is provided in the base area of the receiving chamber. The support tube is fixed to the housing and it remains therein when the filter element is replaced and that a drainage plate, which comprises closing means for closing the drainage channel and which is arranged in an axially displaceable manner, to a limited extent, on the support tube, is arranged in the base area of the receiving chamber.

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