Patent ID: 6177010
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B01D,F01L,F02M

Abstract:
A rod-shaped pipe filter for use in a fluid line having an internal wall, the pipe filter comprising a fine-mesh pipe filter element, the fluid flowing through the filter from an inside portion to an outside portion, the pipe filter providing a bypass function when the filter element is clogged;the pipe filter being inserted into the fluid line in sealing engagement with the fluid line at an inlet end of the pipe filter;the fine-mesh pipe filter element having reinforcing ribs with lug-shaped spacers, the spacers holding the fine-mesh pipe filter element at a distance from the wall of the fluid line; andthe pipe filter having an outlet end with a tapered surface and bypass openings arranged adjacent the outlet end, the bypass openings permitting an overflow of unfiltered fluid from the inner region to the outer region when the pipe filter element is clogged.