Patent ID: 6974538

Claim:
A fuel filter for an internal combustion engine having a filter housing made of metal, a filter element and a pressure regulating valve each mounted separately in the filter housing comprising, said pressure regulating valve ( 7 ) is mounted in the filter housing in mounts in a vibration damped manner; said pressure regulating valve ( 7 ) is equipped with connections ( 11 , 13 ) at opposite end faces and within the same axis, with only one of these connections ( 11 , 13 ) at each of said end faces; each of said connections ( 11 , 13 ) is equipped with hose gaskets ( 8 , 9 ) as vibration damping means; said hose gaskets ( 8 , 9 ) are pressed in an annular space between said connections ( 11 , 13 ) and said mounts.