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US 2014/0174410 A1Published application
Fuel filter
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEric Myers, Paul Victor Budgen
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Abstract
Embodiments may provide a fuel filter that may include a plurality of return fuel conduits axially traversing a filter medium. Each conduit may include an inlet in fluidic communication with the fuel recirculation passage. Each conduit may have a return fuel line exit port adjacent to a distal end of the filter medium.
Claims20
A fuel filter comprising:
- a plurality of return fuel conduits axially traversing a filter medium, each conduit including an inlet in fluidic communication with a fuel recirculation passage and each having a fuel recirculation passage exit port adjacent to a distal end of the filter medium.
A fuel filter comprising:
- a container;
- a filter medium in the container;
- and
- conduits extending from inlet couplings located adjacent to a first end of the container to outlets located adjacent to a second end of the container to direct two flows of differing temperatures from the first end to the second end to at least partially thermally mix the two flows near the second end before passing a mixed flow through the filter medium.
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A system for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a first fuel transport line for transporting fuel from a fuel tank;
- a second fuel transport line for transporting fuel returned from one or more engine components;
- a fuel filter including:
- a container having a first end and a second end;
- a filter medium inside the container;
- a mixing volume within and near the second end of the container located upstream from the filter medium;
- a first conduit coupled to the first fuel transport line near the first end of the container and having a first outlet port open to the mixing volume;
- and
- a second conduit coupled to the second fuel transport line near the first end of the container and having a second outlet port open to the mixing volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.