US 6,551,506 B2Granted

Magnetic oil filtering apparatus

OwnerJoseph C. Caiozzainventor

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Abstract

A magnetic oil filtering apparatus includes a magnetic assembly apparatus which includes a magnet assembly base plate which includes base plate oil flow channels and an internally threaded connection channel for mounting on an externally threaded mounting. A magnetic assembly housing is connected to the magnet assembly base plate. A magnet module is connected to the magnetic assembly housing. The magnet assembly base plate can be connected to an oil filter mounting stem or a magnetic assembly mounting stem on an engine block. The magnet module can be mounted on a top or side portion of the magnetic assembly housing. Inside the magnetic assembly housing, an inlet-to-magnet-area flow director can be provided. The inlet-to-magnet-area flow director directs oil flow to the portion of the magnetic assembly housing which is adjacent to the mounted magnet module.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A magnetic oil filtering apparatus for use with an engine block, said engine block including an oil filter mounting stem, oil output channels associated with the oil filter mounting stem, a magnetic assembly mounting stem, and supplementary oil input channels associated with the magnetic assembly mounting stem, comprising:

a magnetic assembly mounted on the magnetic assembly mounting stem, wherein engine oil flows from the engine block, through the magnetic assembly mounting stem, through said magnetic assembly, and back to the engine block through the supplementary oil input channels for separating metal particles out from the engine oil by said magnetic assembly,
wherein said magnetic assembly includes:
a magnet assembly base plate which includes base plate oil flow channels which are in communication with the supplementary oil input channels of the engine block, wherein said magnet assembly base plate includes an internally threaded connection channel which is connected to the magnetic assembly mounting stem,
a magnetic assembly housing connected to said magnet assembly base plate, wherein said magnetic assembly housing which includes a magnet module reception well and magnet module support brackets located adjacent to said magnet module reception well,
a magnet module received in said magnet module reception well and supported by said magnet module support brackets, and
a module retention member cooperating with said magnet module support brackets and said magnet module for retaining said magnet module in said magnet module reception well.

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Facts

Application: 09/780,117Filed 10 Feb 2001 · continuation in part
Priority: 15 Jun 2000
Published: US 2001/0052489 A120 Dec 2001
Granted: 22 Apr 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B01D 35/06
Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by…
B03C 1/288
Magnetic plugs and dipsticks: disposed at the outer circumference of a recipient
B03C 2201/18
Details of magnetic or electrostatic separation: magnetic separation whereby the particles are suspended in a liquid
F01M 2001/1042
Characterised by the type of purification: comprising magnetic parts