Sogefi Air & Cooling Usa, Inc.

Steven Dara

Anderson Costa

Adilson Lima

A method of installing an insert in a body is provided, including advancing an insert into a bore of the body bounded by a lip so that a round seal of the insert passes the lip with a clearance therebetween, and so the insert first engages the body with a contact rim rather than the round seal. Accordingly, the round seal is not compromised to self-center the insert in the bore. The bore can include a shoulder distal from the lip. The round seal, which optionally can be an O-ring, can sealingly engage the shoulder and a secondary bore after the insert is self-centered in the bore. The round seal can be advanced farther into the body so another contact rim engages the shoulder. The insert can be heated so components of the body melt and fuse to parts of the insert during installation. A related system is provided.

Self-centering insert and related method of use

A rechargeable spin-on filter includes a cover, a housing threadably joined with the housing, and a filter element that can be removed and replaced with another filter element relative thereto. The cover and/or housing can be plastic. The cover can include a bottom plate having inlet ports and an outlet port. The filter element can include an end cap defining a perimeter about an inner dimension, such as an inner diameter. The cap can define a groove to receive a rib of a support tube over which the element is installed. Alignment of the rib and groove can index and register the element with the support tube. A related method is provided.

Indexed filter element for spin on rechargeable filter and related method of use

A rechargeable spin-on filter includes a cover, a housing threadably joined with the housing, and a filter element can be replaced with another filter element relative thereto. The cover and/or housing can be plastic. The cover can include a bottom plate having inlet ports and an outlet port. The bottom plate can be reinforced with an optionally metal reinforcing plate that registers and locks relative to the bottom plate via locking elements, in the form of corresponding apertures and projections or tabs that interfit with one another. A related method is provided.

Reinforced spin on rechargeable filter and related method of manufacture

A drain valve of an air-oil separator configured to separate oil aerosol from blow-by gas of an internal combustion engine is provided. The drain valve includes a floating plate adapted to close or open depending on oil flow and pressure relative to a drainpipe, and a plug that maintains the floating plate in the drainpipe and provides a flow path for oil in the drainpipe. The plug can serve a secondary function and form part of a seal recess that receives an annular seal member, such as an o-ring, to form a liquid tight seal around the drainpipe when coupled to another engine component to allow transfer of oil through the drainpipe. A related method of use is provided.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Steven Dara