Patent ID: 6524476
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B03C,F01M

Abstract:
An oil pan containing a magnetic filter apparatus, comprising:an oil pan member which includes a magnet assembly reception channel, a magnetic filter assembly received in said magnet assembly reception channel, and attachment means for attaching said magnetic filter assembly to said oil pan member, wherein said magnetic filter assembly includes: a magnet support member attachable to said attachment means, and a magnet unit supported by said magnet support member, wherein said magnet unit provides a magnetic flux region to circulating oil in the vicinity of an oil pump intake tube, wherein said magnet support member includes: a support connector portion for connecting to said attachment means, a support riser portion connected to said support connector portion, and a magnet holding member connected to said support riser portion, said, wherein said magnet holding member defines a wall having an exterior surface with respect to said oil pan and an opposed interior surface with respect to said oil pan, and wherein said magnet unit is supported on said exterior surface of said wall such that magnetically attractable particles in oil in said oil pan are adapted to be adhered to said interior surface of said wall without contacting said magnet unit.