Fuel processing and filtering apparatus

摘要

An improved fuel processing and filtering apparatus for separating water and impurities from fuel. The present invention provides a housing having an upper portion for filtering fuel and a lower portion for collecting water and contaminants. A filter media housed 5 within the upper portion of the housing filters fuel by allowing fuel to flow from an unfiltered side of the filter media toward a filtered side of the filter media. A fuel inlet directs fuel to the unfiltered side of the filter media, and a fuel outlet communicates and directs fuel from the filtered side of the filter media to the outside of the lower portion of the housing. A flow director connected to the filter media and extending along the unfiltered side of the filter media directs fuel from the fuel inlet along an outer surface of the flow director to settle out water and contaminants from the fuel. A plate separating the upper portion and the lower portion of the housing directs fuel toward the unfiltered side of the filter media and has at least one narrow opening extending therethrough for allowing water and impurities to pass through the opening to the lower portion of the housing.