Patent ID: 8679334
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B01D,B03C,B62D,F15B

Abstract:
1. A power steering fluid filter comprising: a housing defining an interior chamber having an upstream end and a downstream end; a fluid inlet communicating with the upstream end of the interior chamber; a fluid outlet communicating with the downstream end of the interior chamber; a filter element disposed within the interior chamber, the filter element being movable between an operable position wherein fluid flowing through the chamber passes through the filter element and a bypass position wherein fluid flowing through the chamber bypasses the filter element; a magnet disposed within and movable with the filter element for capturing entrained ferrous debris in fluid flowing through the filter the magnet having an annular body with an interior bore surface positioned to contact the fluid flow when the filter element is in the operable position and an end surface positioned to contact the fluid flow when the filter element is in the bypass position; a spring disposed in the housing yieldably biasing the filter element to its operable position; the housing being formed by a first housing portion and a second housing portion connected together in a sealed relationship; and a release mechanism holding the first and second housing portions together and being selectively removable to release the first and second housing portions from each other to permit replacement of the filter element.