Patent ID: 7166210
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A disposable oil filter assembly comprising a filtering element with a first end and a second end, an oil inlet area and an oil outlet area; a strainer element received within the second end of the filtering element and having an oil inlet area operatively connected with the inlet area of the filtering element and an oil outlet area operatively connected with the oil outlet area of the filtering element; a bypass valve housed within the strainer element and cooperating with the oil inlet areas of the filtering and strainer elements to selectively direct oil to the inlet area of either the filtering element or the strainer element; and a cartridge head on the first end of the filter element supporting the filtering element in a cantilevered fashion so that the filtering element extends into and is immersed within an oil reservoir, a removable access cap configured to abut the cartridge head, a circumferential seal positioned on a radially outer surface of the cartridge head to provide a fluid-tight connection around the disposable filter assembly.