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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Koppi, Sankt Margarethen, AT;
Maria Kraut, St. Michael, AT;
Assignee:
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/22 (2006.01); B03C 11/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/01 (2006.01); B01D 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/221 (2013.01); B01D 29/018 (2013.01); B01D 36/003 (2013.01); B03C 11/00 (2013.01); B03C 2201/02 (2013.01); B03C 2201/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel filter device for an internal combustion engine may include a ring filter element separating a raw side from a clean side. A water separator configured as an electric coalescer may be arranged on the clean side for separating water from the fuel. The electric coalescer may include at least two electrodes arranged coaxially with respect to the filter axis, and at least one of the electrodes may be insulated from the fuel.