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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Francis Bradford, Sudbury, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries Public Limited Company, West Midlands, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210305 ; 210307 ; 210436 ; 210439 ; 210440 ;
Abstract
A fuel filter element includes an annular filter medium which is supported on a lower support plate. Fuel flows downwardly through the medium and then through apertures at the outer periphery of the support plate. The support plate is provided with depending annular baffles, the outer one being adjacent the apertures but inwardly thereof. The baffles and support plate form an air collection chamber from which air escapes at a controlled rate through an orifice into a central outlet tube.