Patent ID: 9534518
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B01D,F01M,F16N

Claim:
1. A lubricating oil filter assembly for an internal combustion engine, comprising: an oil inlet; an oil outlet; a conduit connecting the oil inlet to the oil outlet; a chamber located in the conduit suitable for accommodating a filter element, the chamber in communication with the oil inlet and with the oil outlet; a valve member including the filter element located in the conduit, wherein the valve member is movable between a closing position that hydraulically separates the oil inlet from the oil outlet, and has an opening position that reveals a passage directly connecting the oil inlet to the oil outlet so that the pressure of the lubricating oil inlet pushes the valve member towards the opening position; and a spring arranged so as to push the valve member towards a closing position; wherein the conduit is configured to bypass the chamber such that a bypass pathway is formed internal to the lubricating oil filter assembly.