Fuel processing and filtering apparatus

A fuel processing and filtering apparatus for separating water and impurities from fuel, comprising:

• a housing having an upper portion for filtering fuel and a lower portion defining a collection chamber;
• a filter media housed within said upper portion of said housing for filtering said fuel wherein said fuel flows from an unfiltered side of said filter media toward a filtered side of said filter media;
• a fuel inlet entering said lower portion of said housing and directing said fuel to an unfiltered side of said filter media;
• a fuel outlet in communication with said filtered side of said filter media and extending to said lower portion of said housing;
• a flow director connected to said filter media and extending along said unfiltered side of said filter media wherein said fuel flows from said fuel inlet along the outer surface of said flow director to settle out water and contaminants from said fuel;
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• a plate separating said upper portion and said lower portion of said housing and directing fuel toward said unfiltered side of said filter media, and said plate having at least one radial slot extending therethrough for allowing said water and said impurities to pass through said slot to said lower portion of said housing.

A fuel processing and filtering apparatus for separating water and impurities from fuel, comprising:

• a housing having an upper portion for filtering fuel and a lower portion defining a collection chamber;
• a substantially tubular filter media housed within said upper portion of said housing for filtering said fuel wherein said fuel flows from an outer surface of said filter media toward an inner core of said filter media;
• a fuel inlet entering said lower portion of said housing and directing said fuel through said inner core of said filter media to an unfiltered side of said filter media;
• a fuel outlet in communication with said filtered side of said filter media and extending to and exiting from said lower portion of said housing;
• a flow director connected to said filter media and extending along said unfiltered side of said filter media wherein said fuel flows from said inlet along the outer surface of said flow director to settle out water and contaminants from said fuel;
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• a base plate separating said upper portion from said lower portion of said housing and directing fuel toward said unfiltered side of said filter media, and said plate having a plurality of ribs extending radially and upwardly across said plate for directing fuel toward said unfiltered side of said filter media and a plurality of radial slots extending between said ribs and through said plate for allowing said water and impurities to pass through said slots to said lower portion of said housing.