Patent ID: 6143169
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B01D,F01M

Abstract:
A sump arrangement for liquids circulated in a drive train of a vehicle, comprisinga sump pan having side walls and a horizontally extending floor, the sump pan including a fluid suction tube for returning liquid pooled on the floor to the drive train;a panel disposed in the sump pan in spaced relation to the floor to divide the sump pan into a first chamber and a second chamber, the panel having an opening therethrough connecting the two chambers and the panel extending transverse to the direction of vehicle travel;a filter media disposed in the opening, through which filter media the liquid flows for pooling in the second chamber to be returned to the drive train by the suction tube; anda plurality of baffles in the second chamber, the baffles extending in a direction parallel, perpendicular or at an angle to the direction of vehicle travel, which direction of extent prevents rapid movement of the liquid toward the sides of the sump pan whereby the suction tube always has a sufficient supply of liquid to continuously pump liquid to the drive train.