公开(公告)号：US06257417B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09410406

申请日：1999-10-01

申请人： James A. Szumera

发明人： James A. Szumera

IPC分类号： B01D3534

CPC分类号： B01D35/30 ,  B01D2201/301 ,  B01D2201/34 ,  B01D2201/40 ,  Y10S210/17

摘要： A housing for an automotive oil filter element has a cylindrical wall closed at one end by an integral base; the base includes a standard-sized threaded orifice for mating the housing to an existing lubricating-oil connection on an engine. Another end of the housing is closed by a removable end cap held in place against the housing by a spring clamp which is pressed into engagement with locking lugs spaced around an outer perimeter of the housing. A gasket having two sealing surfaces forms a seal between end cap and housing. Pushing the shoulders of the spring clamp toward the cap causes the ends of the spring clamp to be moved outward by a ramped band, disengaging the clamp ends from the locking lugs and allowing the clamp ends to be pulled outward, releasing the end cap for removal.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车油过滤器元件的壳体具有在一端由一体式基座封闭的圆柱形壁; 基座包括标准尺寸的螺纹孔，用于将壳体与发动机上现有的润滑油连接配合。 外壳的另一端通过弹簧夹固定在适当位置的可拆卸端盖封闭，该弹簧夹被压入与围绕外壳的外周间隔开的锁定凸耳啮合。 具有两个密封表面的垫圈在端盖和壳体之间形成密封。 将弹簧夹的肩部朝向帽推动使得弹簧夹的端部通过斜坡带向外移动，使夹紧端与锁定凸耳分离，并允许夹持端向外拉，释放端盖以移除 。