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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1987
David W Hansen, Ridgefield, WA (US);
James R Walker, Canyonville, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus including an expandable bellows having a pair of end plates, one plate being provided with a fluid inlet and the other plate being provided with a fluid outlet. A diffuser and filter is located within the bellows across the fluid path between the inlet and outlet. Thus, fluid at an elevated temperature entering the bellows must flow first through the diffuser, then through the filter before leaving the space within the bellows. In this way, the fluid is filtered before passing to and through the outlet. The expansion capability of the bellows provides a heat exchange relation between the fluid and the bellows itself. A pressure relief cap can be coupled to an outlet port communicating with the interior of the bellows. The inlet is adapted to be coupled to the waste line of a fluid pump of a hydrostatic system and the outlet is adapted to be coupled to the supply line of the fluid pump.