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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Todd a Frerichs, Waterford, MI (US);
Michael P. Fannin, Brighton, MI (US);
John A. Diemer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert Neil Paciotti, White Lake, MI (US);
Todd A Frerichs, Waterford, MI (US);
Michael P. Fannin, Brighton, MI (US);
John A. Diemer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert Neil Paciotti, White Lake, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A sump filter assembly for filtering hydraulic fluid supplied by a transmission sump includes a filter housing, a support member, a retainer member, and a biasing member. The filter housing has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface opposes a bottom surface of the transmission sump. The support member includes a first end portion attached to the filter housing. The retainer member is slideably connected to the support member and includes a first end portion having a retaining surface, wherein the retaining surface opposes the top surface of the filter housing. The biasing member has a first end in contact with the retaining surface of the retainer member and a second end in contact with the top surface of the filter housing.