Patent ID: 6478019
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: F01M,F02B,F02F,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
A diesel engine crankcase ventilation filter comprising a flat low profile filter housing extending in a horizontal plane and having an upper planar horizontal surface, a lower planar horizontal surface, and side surfaces extending between said upper and lower surfaces, a planar horizontal flat panel filter element extending parallel to said upper and lower surfaces, said housing having an upper plenum between said flat panel filter element and said upper surface, and a lower plenum between said flat panel filter element and said lower surface, said housing having an inlet receiving oil and air from said diesel engine and supplying same along an inlet path to said upper plenum to flow downwardly through said flat panel filter element to said lower plenum, said housing having a first outlet outputting air along a first outlet path from said lower plenum, and a second outlet outputting oil along a second outlet path from said lower plenum.