Patent ID: 6884348

Claim:
An aggregate module of a combustion engine, with the module comprising as the first aggregate a unit for separating contaminants from lubricating oil of the combustion engine, with the unit being provided with a filter element, a free-jet centrifuge drivable by lubricating oil flowing through it, at least one inlet duct for lubricating oil to be purified, one outlet duct for lubricating oil that has flowed through the filter element, and one return duct for lubricating oil that has flowed through the centrifuge, and with the centrifuge being placed above the filter element in a common unit housing comprising: the module comprising a second aggregate of the combustion engine, the second aggregate being provided with a housing which is connected to the common unit housing in a removable manner, and the common unit housing and the second aggregate housing forming between them the return duct by sections of the housings abutting against one another in a sealing manner.