Patent ID: 6709576
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A fuel filter suitable for filtering diesel fuel comprising:a filter housing comprising a filter head and a housing enclosure, a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet arranged on the filter housing, and a water accumulation chamber which communicates with a water outlet provided in the housing enclosure, a cylindrical filter element installed in the filter housing such that an unfiltered side of the filter which communicates with the fuel inlet is sealingly separated from a filtered side of the filter which communicates with the fuel outlet, wherein the water accumulation chamber is disposed on the unfiltered side of the filter, a lower spacer including gaps through which water reach the water accumulation chamber, an intermediate metal spring plate cooperating with the housing to brace the lower spacer against the filter insert, a water discharge valve at said water outlet, with an actuator for opening the water discharge valve from outside the filter, and wherein said actuator is connected to the filter head on the one hand and the water outlet on the other hand.