Patent ID: 6972087
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: B01D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A transmission fluid filter comprising: a filter housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the filter housing comprising: filter media in the housing such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet to the outlet passes through the media and fluid flows from the bypass inlet to the outlet without passing through the media; and a bypass valve associated with the bypass inlet, wherein there is disposed a valve body including a positioning element placed over a valve seat disposed on the filter housing wherein, said positioning element comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced seat tabs for aligning the valve body with the valve seat, said bypass valve being shiftable into and out of a closed position in which fluid flow through the bypass inlet is prevented, said bypass inlet being defined about a bypass inlet axis and the outlet being defined about an outlet axis, said bypass inlet axis and said outlet axis being at least substantially parallel and at least in close proximity to one another.