Patent ID: 6106244
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A fuel apparatus comprising:a filter element having a fuel inlet side surface and a fuel outlet side surface and adapted to remove foreign particles in fuel in a fuel tank, the filter element being formed into a generally flat body shape having a predetermined thickness, with the fuel inlet side surface and the fuel outlet side surface extending in parallel with each other; anda filter casing accommodating the filter element therein, the filter casing having a fuel inlet opening to the fuel inlet side surface and a fuel outlet opening to the fuel outlet side surface, the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet being respectively formed so that an axis of each is substantially perpendicular to the fuel inlet side surface and the fuel outlet side surface, respectively, the fuel outlet being laterally displaced from the fuel inlet in a lateral direction parallel with the fuel inlet side surface and the fuel outlet side surface, the filter casing having a plurality of protrusions which abut with the fuel inlet side surface and the fuel outlet side surface to support the filter element therebetween, and the filter casing having communication passages amongst the protrusions to allow the fuel to flow laterally therethrough along the fuel inlet side surface and the fuel outlet side surface of the filter element.