Patent ID: 6649049
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B01D,B03C,F01M,Y10S

Abstract:
A magnetically enhanced oil filter apparatus for attachment to a cartridge mounting stem on an engine, comprising:a cartridge housing which includes an inside housing wall and an outside housing wall, a magnet unit supported on a portion of said outside housing wall, wherein said magnet unit provides a magnetic flux field, a portion of which is present inside said cartridge housing defining an internal magnetic flux field, a turbulence box support plate supported inside said cartridge housing, wherein said turbulence box support plate includes a box-reception notch, a filter unit supported on said turbulence box support plate, and a turbulence box supported by said turbulence box support plate adjacent to a portion of said inside housing wall, wherein said turbulence box is placed in registration with said box-reception notch, and wherein said turbulence box is placed in registration with said internal magnetic flux field.