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US 2010/0133164 A1Published application
Oil strainer
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYukinobu Nishikawa
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Abstract
An oil strainer is provided with a tube (41) for allowing oil to flow therethrough, a mesh (71) mounted to one end (41m) of the tube (41), a protector (61) connected to said end (41m) of the tube (41) so as to cover the mesh (71), and a bracket (51) for fixing the tube (41) to a surrounding member mounted around the oil strainer (31). The bracket (51) has a staking section (53) for staking the protector (61) and the tube (41) together. The above structure enhances productivity of the oil strainer and reduces costs of the oil strainer.
Claims6
An oil strainer comprising:
- a pipe member through which oil flows;
- a filter body disposed at one end of said pipe member;
- a filter body protection member connected to the one end of said pipe member and provided to cover said filter body;
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- a fixing member for fixing said pipe member to a surrounding member disposed around the oil strainer, and
- said fixing member including a caulking portion for caulking said filter body protection member and said pipe member integrally.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.