Fuel filter bypass system and bypass valve device

Abstract

A fuel filtration bypass system for use with an internal combustion engine or other fuel consuming machines including a fuel inlet configured to receive fuel from a fuel tank, a diverter valve in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and configured to selectively direct fuel to a first outlet or a second outlet, a first fuel filter coupled to the first outlet of the diverter valve, a second fuel filter coupled to the second outlet of the diverter valve, the first and second fuel filters arranged in parallel, a junction downstream of the first and second fuel filters, the junction configured to combine filtered fuel from either filter into a common fuel outlet and a fuel outlet coupled to the junction for supplying fuel to the engine, wherein the diverter valve is operable to switch between directing fuel to the first fuel filter and the second fuel filter without interrupting engine operation.

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