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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael B. Merkler, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Vincent O. Valenzuela, New York, NY (US);
Daniel A. Grohnke, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Richard L. Overman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/108 ;
Abstract
A wheel hub magnetic filter fits within a wheel hub mounted for rotation on an end of the axle. The lubricating oil filter is positioned in a lubricating oil path upstream from the wheel hub bearings and is mounted with the wheel hub for rotation. The lubricating oil filter comprising a circular ring section which fits into an annular plenum in the wheel hub and includes flow directing barriers positioned radially inwardly from an outer edge of the circular ring section.