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US 12,084,996 B2Granted
Oil filter arrangement for filtering oil of a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorPeter Petrov
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Abstract
An oil filter arrangement for filtering oil of a vehicle can comprise: at least one filter unit for filtering the oil, and at least one connection unit comprising at least one inlet tube configured to be connected with an outlet tube of a separate oil pump, wherein the oil filter arrangement is configured to be housed in an oil filter arrangement housing of the vehicle.
Claims20
An oil filter arrangement for filtering oil of a vehicle, comprising:
- a filter unit for filtering the oil;
- and
- a connection unit comprising an inlet tube configured to be directly connected with an outlet tube of an oil pump, wherein the filter unit has a first longitudinal axis that is normal to a surface of the connection unit where the filter unit connects to the connection unit, wherein the inlet tube of the connection unit has a second longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and wherein the outlet tube of the oil pump has a third longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis;
- and
- wherein the oil filter arrangement is configured to be housed in an oil filter arrangement housing of the vehicle.
2 more elements
A system for pumping and filtering oil of a vehicle, comprising:
- an oil pump for pumping the oil, comprising:
- an outlet tube;
- and
- an oil filter arrangement, comprising:
- a filter unit for filtering the oil;
- and
- a connection unit comprising an inlet tube configured to be directly connected with the outlet tube of the oil pump, wherein the filter unit has a first longitudinal axis that is normal to a surface of the connection unit where the filter unit connects to the connection unit, wherein the inlet tube of the connection unit has a second longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and wherein the outlet tube of the oil pump has a third longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the oil filter arrangement and the oil pump are directly connected to each other to transfer the oil between the oil pump and the oil filter arrangement at least from the outlet tube to the inlet tube, and
- wherein the oil pump and the oil filter arrangement are configured to be housed in the oil filter arrangement housing of the vehicle.
6 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- an oil pump for pumping oil, comprising:
- an outlet tube;
- and
- an oil filter arrangement, comprising:
- a filter unit for filtering the oil;
- and
- a connection unit comprising an inlet tube configured to be directly connected with the outlet tube of the oil pump, wherein the filter unit has a first longitudinal axis that is normal to a surface of the connection unit where the filter unit connects to the connection unit, wherein the inlet tube of the connection unit has a second longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and wherein the outlet tube of the oil pump has a third longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the oil filter arrangement is configured to be housed in an oil filter arrangement housing of the vehicle;
- wherein the oil filter arrangement and the oil pump unit are connected to each other to transfer the oil between the oil pump unit and the oil filter arrangement at least from the outlet tube to the inlet tube.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.