Patent ID: 8272480
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B01D,F01M

Abstract:
1. An oil pan, comprising: a lower pan having a reservoir defining a drain aperture for selectively draining fluid out of the oil pan; an upper pan configured to allow a lubricant to remain in the reservoir of the lower pan; a wall having an outer surface defining in part an exterior of the oil pan, the wall having an inner surface defining a filter cavity in fluid communication with a receiving passage and a sending passage of the oil pan, the wall extending from the lower pan to the upper pan and defining at least in part the receiving passage and the sending passage such that the receiving passage and sending passage extend within the wall and are defined between the outer and inner surfaces from the upper pan to the filter cavity, said receiving passage allowing fluid communication from said reservoir to said filter cavity, said sending passage allowing fluid communication from said filter cavity to said reservoir; and a filter cover assembly, including: