Patent ID: 6911141
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A lubricating oil filter, comprising: a rectangular housing having a first shell having first and second ends, the first shell having a first rectangular wall extending between the first and second ends of said first shell, and a second shell having first and second ends, the second shell having a second rectangular wall facing the first rectangular wall and extending between the first and second ends of said second shell, the first and second ends of the first and second shells bounding a major length dimension of said rectangular housing, the second shell being detachable from the first shell; a first sidewall defining a shoulder on the first wall, the shoulder facing the second wall; a filter media mounted on the shoulder in spaced relation to the first wall capable of defining a distribution chamber between the filter media and first wall; a second sidewall defining a rib on the second wall, the rib facing the shoulder on the first wall and engaging the filter media to fix the filter media between the first and second walls, the rib being in spaced relation to the second wall to define a collection chamber between the filter media and second wall for receiving filtered lubricating oil; an unfiltered lubricating oil inlet through the first shell at the first end of the first shell and a filtered lubricating oil outlet through the first shell at the second end of the first shell, the oil outlet being connected by a passageway connecting the filtered oil collection chamber to the outlet and the inlet being spaced from the outlet, whereby unfiltered lubricating oil is spread adjacent the filter media after entering the inlet, flows through the filter media, is collected as filtered lubricating oil in the collection chamber, and passes through the outlet.