IMPINGING OIL FILTER

摘要

An oil filter for an engine is in the form of a reservoir mounted in an oil pan having a closed interior volume and an open top edge spaced from an adjoining oil pan sidewall and positioned to receive oil with entrained debris as the oil flows by gravity after being centrifugally flung radially outward from the moving engine components. The debris separates from the oil in the reservoir, with clean oil overflowing the top edge of the wall for recirculation in the engine.

主权项

1. An oil pan for an engine with a rotating member centrifugally moving oil radially outward toward an engine case wall, the oil pan comprising:
a reservoir carried in the oil pan for collecting oil and entrained debris as the oil flows into the oil pan; the reservoir defined by a wall with a top edge, the wall fixed to an interior of an oil pan with opposed sides and bottom portions of the wall sealed to the oil pan; and the top edge of the wall spaced from an adjacent oil pan sidewall to collect the oil and entrained debris as the oil flows from the case wall into the reservoir whereby the debris collects in the reservoir separate from the oil.