FUEL FILTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: engine engineering. SUBSTANCE: fuel filter has case 1, head 3 with supplying 7 and discharging 8 passages coupled with the case, and filtering member 2. Insert 4 made of dielectric and provided with inlet port 15 forms additional space together with heat conducting plate 5. Heat conducting plate 5 is provided with outlet port 16. At least one heating member is made of positioner 9, positioned within additional space 6, electrically connected to a power source, and secured to heat conducting plate 5. Additional space 6 is in communication with supplying 7 and discharging 8 passages trough inlet 15 and outlet 16 ports correspondingly. Heat conducting plate 5 is provided at least with one heat-removing fin 17 interposed in clearance 18 between outer surface 19 and filtering member 2. Axis of symmetry 22 of outlet port 16 is in plane 23 which passes through axes of symmetry of filtering member 2 and fin between outer surface of the filtering member and inner surface of fin 17. EFFECT: enhanced fuel purifying. 2 cl, 2 dwg