Patent ID: 9284867
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B01D,F01M

Claim Text:
1. An oil filter module of a filter for oil, comprising: a connector for a filter element; an oil-coolant heat exchanger controlling temperature of supplied oil; a housing in which a bypass line for bypassing the oil-coolant heat exchanger is arranged, the housing including a valve chamber with a thermostat unit; wherein the thermostat unit controls oil flow through the bypass line depending on the temperature of the oil; wherein the housing is comprises wherein the valve chamber is arranged in the valve housing part, the valve chamber has a substantially U-shaped profile, an extension direction of legs of the U defining a longitudinal direction; wherein the valve housing part includes a control chamber; wherein a control unit is arranged within the control chamber, the control unit including a guide pin extending outwardly in the longitudinal direction away from the control unit in the control chamber; wherein the guide pin is inserted into a guide pin receptacle in the valve housing and abutting against a stop; wherein a base plate of the heat exchanger housing part closes off the valve chamber along a longitudinal side.