FINE FILER FOR OIL Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: engine engineering. SUBSTANCE: filter has housing 1, filtering member 7 whose one end face is secured to cover 2 provided with inlet opening 5 and central outlet opening 4, distributing manifold 8 with chamber 15, axial passage 9 and radial passage 10. Manifold 8 is mounted on cover 2. The outlets of its axial passages 9 are in coincident with outlet openings 5. The outlets of passages 9 define inlets into chamber 15. The outer surface of manifold 8 and the internal surface of filtering member 7 define space 6 for cleaned oil. The space is in communication with outlet opening 4 through radial passages 10. Openings are made at the end faces of chamber 15. Drain valve 14 and safety valve 12 are mounted on the corresponding end faces of the chamber for allowing overlapping of the openings. EFFECT: enhanced quality of cleaning. 2 dwg