Patent ID: 8348064

Claim:
A multi-cyclone sediment filter for filtering water and oil, comprising: a sediment bowl for collecting sediment; a cyclone housing disposed above and sealingly connected to said sediment bowl; a cyclone cartridge disposed in said cyclone housing, said cyclone cartridge including a plurality of conically shaped fluid cyclones, each having a small opening at a lower end and larger opening at an upper end, and further including a plurality of fluid flow paths through said cyclone cartridge to said plurality of fluid cyclones; a fluid inlet in fluid communication with said cyclone housing for introducing water or oil into said cyclone housing and for passage through said cyclone cartridge; a fluid outlet in fluid communication with said cyclone housing for discharging water or oil from said cyclone cartridge; and a diffuser plate sealingly connected to said cyclone cartridge and said cyclone housing, said diffuser plate including a plurality of diffuser tubes, each of which extends downwardly into an upper open portion of one of said fluid cyclones in said plurality of fluid cyclones, and a center hole accommodating a diverter cone for directing water or oil flowing over said diverter cone up and away from said diffuser plate.