USRE37165E1 - Fuel filter assembly - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to fuel filter assemblies and more particularly, to a fuel filter assembly that provides a constant level of restricted fuel flow through the fuel filter assembly during the useful life of the filter media by utilizing a minimum amount of filter media to obtain the least possible restricted fuel flow while providing a fuel additive whose addition is proportionally related to the amount of filter media required for least possible restricted fuel flow.
- Such fuel filter assemblies typically comprise a sideways or downwardly mounted canister having a paper filter media enclosed in the canister.
- the fuel enters and fills the canister so that all of the filter media is doused with fuel as the fuel passes through the paper filter media and exits the canister to travel to the engine.
- Various contaminants are filtered from the fuel that would degrade the performance of the engine if left within the fuel. After a certain amount of filtration, the contaminants begin to obstruct the filter media and restrict fuel flow through the filter media. Since the entire filter media is doused in fuel, fuel flow restriction steadily increases during the useful life of the filter media. Restricted fuel flow degrades the performance of the engine, and if unattended, could lead to continued degradation of performance as well as mechanical and structural failure of the engine's components.
- a pressure differential occurs across the filter media as the unfiltered side of the filter media realizes a higher pressure from the fuel than does the filtered side.
- the pressure differential is at a minimum since fuel is relatively free to flow through the unobstructed filter media.
- the pressure differential increases as pressure increases on the unfiltered side of the filter media to force the fuel through the obstructed filter media. This can lead to contaminants being forced through the filter media, essentially, tearing the filter media.
- the filter media is replaced, although no method or apparatus is provided that accurately determines when the filter media should be replaced. It is well known to provide transparent canisters to view the condition of the filter media, but there is still no indication as to how obstructed the filter media is or to what extent fuel flow is being restricted.
- microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.
- microorganisms create problems of sludge, clogged fuel filters and corrosive by-products that damage storage tanks, fuel lines, filters, injection pumps, injectors, burners, governors and other control mechanisms.
- Microorganisms deplete special additives for gasoline, gasohols and alternative fuels needed for octane and cetane improvement as well as depleting other chemicals that improve performance or comply with environmental and clean air requirements.
- the present invention provides a fuel filter assembly that provides a constant level of restricted fuel flow through a filter media during the useful life of the filter media by utilizing a minimum amount of filter media to obtain the least possible restricted fuel flow while providing a fuel additive whose addition is proportionally related to the amount of filter media required for the least possible restricted fuel flow.
- the present invention also provides a means by which to accurately assess the useful life of the filter media and fuel additive so that proper and efficient replacement of the filter media and fuel additive will occur.
- the present invention provides a multi-purpose access for removing and/or replacing the fuel additive without the need for disassembling the fuel filter assembly, for providing a means for venting the fuel filter assembly to drain the fuel from the fuel filter assembly, and for providing access to prime the fuel filter assembly directly with fuel.
- a well is provided in the fuel filter assembly for collecting excess fuel when the fuel filter assembly is vented so that fuel does not escape into the environment or into the engine unfiltered and untreated.
- Replacement parts for the fuel filter assembly are entirely combustible so that the replacement portions of the fuel filter assembly can be discarded at a minimal expense and concern.
- the present invention provides a vertically upright fuel filter assembly having an enclosed housing.
- a fuel filter canister is formed by folding a hydrophobic filter media back and forth in a circular direction to form a hollow cylinder housed within the housing.
- Two end caps support the filter media at each of its ends.
- a fuel additive is formed into a hollow cylindrical geometry, and a wax substrate is mixed with the fuel additive to support the fuel additive in a vertical orientation and to slowly release the fuel additive upon the wax substrate dissolving.
- a means for supporting the fuel additive is provided to retain the fuel additive in a stationary vertical position when the bottom portion of the fuel additive begins to dissolve.
- the fuel additive is housed within the hollow cylinder of the fuel filter canister.
- the housing has a bottom portion that provides a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet for the entrance and exit, respectively, of fuel.
- the fuel level rests when the fuel flow demand is met by utilizing the lowest possible pressure differential across the filter media while utilizing the least amount of filter media to obtain the least possible restricted fuel flow. This results in the fuel level resting at a level where there is enough unobstructed filter media to provide the least possible restriction to fuel flow.
- the fuel additive is fuel soluble and slowly dissolves into the fuel, destroying microorganisms that may exist.
- the fuel level rises searching for the least possible restricted fuel flow or the lowest possible pressure differential across the filter media while utilizing the least possible amount of filter media.
- the fuel level rises it also contacts a higher level on the fuel additive. Since the portion of the fuel additive submerged in fuel is constantly dissolving into the fuel, the rising level of the fuel dissolves additional fuel additive to replace the fuel additive that has already dissolved. This provides a substantially constant level of fuel additive in the fuel over the life of the filter media as the remainder of fuel additive is proportional to the remainder of the unobstructed filter media.
- the housing of the fuel filter assembly is fabricated from a transparent material to allow the useful life of the filter media and fuel additive to be accurately and easily determined by simply determining the fuel level in the housing.
- the fuel filter canister comprises the filter media, end caps, wax substrate, fuel additive and means for supporting the fuel additive. All of these elements are fabricated from combustible materials to provide for replacement and discardment of these parts without excessive cost or environmental concerns.
- the top of the housing has a multi-purpose aperture with a mating cap for releasingly and sealingly closing the aperture.
- the aperture is closed, and the fuel filter assembly is ready for use.
- the fuel additive may be removed and/or replaced with a new fuel additive without the need for disassembling the fuel filter assembly.
- the aperture may also be opened to vent the housing of the fuel filter assembly and allow the fuel to drain from the housing to conduct maintenance on the vehicle or the fuel filter assembly.
- the aperture may also be utilized to prime the fuel filter assembly by directly introducing fuel into the housing of the fuel filter assembly via the aperture.
- the housing of the fuel filter assembly comprises a top portion and a bottom portion that are detachably and sealingly connected.
- the bottom portion provides a well for collecting and holding excess fuel that has drained from venting the housing. After the fuel has drained from the housing, the top portion may be detached from the bottom portion without spilling fuel into the surrounding environment and without having unfiltered and untreated fuel escape into the outlet of the fuel filter assembly and travel to the engine.
- the objects of the present invention are to provide a new and improved fuel filter assembly that provides a constant level of least restricted fuel flow during the useful life of the filter media by utilizing the least possible amount of filter media to obtain the least possible restricted fuel flow while providing a fuel additive whose addition is proportionally related to the amount of filter media required for least possible restricted fuel flow; to provide a new and improved fuel filter assembly that fabricates all replaceable parts of the fuel filter assembly from combustible material so that the replaceable parts may be discarded without cost and environmental concerns; to provide a new and improved fuel filter system that provides a multi-purpose access for removing and/or replacing the fuel additive, for venting the housing of the fuel filter assembly, and for priming the fuel filter assembly by introducing fuel directly into the housing of the fuel filter assembly without having to disassemble the fuel filter assembly; to provide a new and improved fuel filter assembly that provides a well for collecting and holding excess fuel from the housing of said fuel filter assembly upon the housing being vented so that said excess fuel does not escape into the surrounding environment or escape into the fuel outlet
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view with some parts cut-away showing the filter media and the fuel additive housed within a transparent top portion of the fuel filter assembly;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged section view of the fuel filter assembly with some parts exploded showing the top portion and the bottom portion of the fuel filter assembly and showing the filter media and the fuel additive housed within the fuel filter assembly;
- FIGS. 3A-C are schematic diagrams showing the progression of the fuel level and fuel additive level during different intervals of the useful life of the filter media and the fuel additive.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show the fuel filter assembly 10 in its preferred form.
- the fuel filter assembly 10 is mounted vertically upright and provides a closed housing 12 having a fuel inlet 14 that is in communication with a fuel storage tank (not shown) and a fuel outlet 16 that is in communication with an engine (not shown) of a motor vehicle (not shown).
- a filter media 18 is housed within the housing 12
- a fuel additive 20 is contained within the filter media 18 .
- the fuel inlet 14 delivers fuel (not shown) into the housing 12 so that the fuel passes through the filter media 18 and contacts the fuel additive 20 .
- the fuel additive 20 is soluble in fuel and dissolves in the fuel. The filtered and treated fuel exits through the fuel outlet 16 and flows to the engine.
- the housing 12 of the fuel filter assembly 10 comprises a top portion 22 and a bottom portion 24 .
- the top portion 22 is substantially cylindrical with a substantially u-shaped cross section.
- the top portion 22 has a closed end 26 and an open end 28 with an aperture 30 extending through the closed end 26 .
- the open end 28 of the top portion 22 has an L-shaped flange 32 extending outward from the open end 28 of the top portion 22 , as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the horizontal portion 34 of the L-shaped flange 32 is integral with and substantially perpendicular to the top portion 22 of the housing 12 .
- the vertical portion 36 of the L-shaped flange 32 is integral with and extends downward from the horizontal portion 34 .
- the vertical portion 36 of the L-shaped flange 32 has an inner diameter that provides an interior threaded region 38 .
- the bottom portion 24 of the housing 12 is also cylindrical and has a circumferential wall 40 that is integral with and extends upward from the bottom portion 24 .
- the outside diameter of the wall 40 has a threaded region 42 that mates with the interior threaded region 38 of the L-shaped flange 32 provided on the top portion 22 of the housing 12 .
- the horizontal portion 34 of the L-shaped flange 32 has a bottom surface 44 that abuts a top surface 46 of the wall 40 of the bottom portion 24 when the top portion 22 is threaded onto the bottom portion 24 .
- a parting line 48 is formed between the bottom surface 44 of the L-shaped flange 32 and the top surface 46 of the wall 40 .
- the bottom surface 44 of the horizontal portion 34 of the L-shaped flange 32 provides an annular groove 50 for housing an annular deformable seal 52 .
- the deformable seal 52 is seated in the groove 50 and extends outward from the groove 50 .
- the deformable annular seal 52 deforms against the top surface 46 of the upwardly extending wall 40 of the bottom portion 24 so that the parting line 48 created between the abutting surfaces 44 , 46 of the top portion 22 and the bottom portion 24 , respectively, is sealed to prevent any fuel from leaking through the parting line 48 .
- the threading and sealing engagement of the top portion 22 and the bottom portion 24 allows the housing 12 to be releasingly and sealingly closed for the filtering and treating of fuel.
- the bottom portion 24 of the housing 12 has a substantially flat floor 54 with the wall 40 rising vertically from and extending circumferentially around the floor 54 .
- the fuel inlet 14 rises vertically through the bottom portion 24 and through the floor 54 to deliver fuel to the housing 12 .
- a substantially flat subfloor 56 with a plurality of apertures (not shown) therethrough lies slightly above and substantially parallel to the floor 54 of the bottom portion 24 .
- the subfloor 56 is supported by circumferentially chamfered corners 58 of the floor 54 .
- a reservoir 60 is created between the subfloor 56 and the floor 54 for incoming fuel supplied by the fuel inlet 14 . Fuel fills the reservoir 60 and provides a fuel level that rises and flows evenly into the housing 12 through the apertures provided in the subfloor 56 .
- the filter media 18 is housed vertically in the housing 12 so that the lower portions of the filter media 18 become obstructed first before the fuel level rises and utilizes unobstructed upper portions of the filter media 18 .
- a filter canister 62 provides the filter media 18 which is folded back and forth in a circular fashion so that a hollow cylinder is formed.
- the filter media 18 may be continually rolled or wound about a vertical axis or reference cylinder to form a hollow cylinder (not shown) having substantially concentric layers of filter media 18 layered adjacent one another.
- the filter media 18 is fabricated from a paper based material, but any other suitable material, such as fiberglass, plastics, etc., may be utilized to provide the proper filtering characteristics while also being combustible for efficient disposal.
- the filter media 18 comprises a hydrophobic filter media that prohibits the passage of water through the filter media 18 . This prevents any water from passing through the fuel filter assembly 10 and effecting the performance of the engine or damaging fuel injection mechanisms of the engine.
- the fuel additive 20 extends vertically upward within the filter canister 62 , as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the fuel additive 20 is formed into a hollow cylinder by encapsulating or mixing the fuel additive 20 with a wax substrate to provide the proper release of the fuel additive 20 into the fuel.
- the wax substrate is formulated from a high purity, high melting point paraffin that provides clean burning characteristics without adversely compromising the performance or wear characteristics of the engine.
- a means for supporting the fuel additive 20 retains the undissolved portion of the fuel additive 20 in its vertical position when the bottom of the fuel additive 20 dissolves.
- the means for supporting the fuel additive 20 may be an outer reinforcement 72 that is adhered to the outside surface 74 of the fuel additive 20 .
- the outer reinforcement 72 has a plurality of apertures 76 extending therethrough to allow the fuel additive 20 to be directly exposed to the fuel.
- the outer reinforcement 72 may be made of a paper based material or a molded plastisol/epoxy that does not dissolve in fuel yet is combustible for efficient disposal.
- the supporting means may have an inner skeleton (not shown) fabricated from a thin wire.
- spring or tension clips (not shown) may be utilized as the supporting means to retain the ends of the fuel additive to the fuel filter canister 62 .
- the supporting means may have a modified inner core support (not shown) that would contain the fuel additive in a liquid or solid phase. The inner core support utilizes separate compartments or levels so that each compartment or level would dissolve individually as the fuel level continued to rise.
- the fuel additive 20 is housed within the filter canister 62 so that the fuel is exposed to the fuel additive 20 after passing through the filter media 18 .
- the fuel outlet 16 provides a hollow cylinder rising vertically upward through the bottom portion 24 of the housing 12 to a vertical level above the wall 40 of the bottom portion 24 .
- An opening 80 is provided in the top end of the hollow cylinder of the fuel outlet 16 to allow the fuel to travel to the engine.
- the top end of the fuel outlet 16 is closed, and a plurality of apertures (not shown) extend laterally through the hollow cylinder of the fuel outlet 16 at a level above the wall 40 of the bottom portion 24 .
- a shoulder 78 is provided on the fuel outlet 16 that extends horizontally outward from the hollow cylinder of the fuel outlet 16 .
- the shoulder 78 rises to a vertical level higher than the subfloor 56 of the bottom portion 24 and lower than the opening 80 of the fuel outlet 16 .
- the bottom portion of the fuel additive 20 telescopically slides over the fuel outlet 16 , and a bottom surface 82 of the fuel additive 20 abuts the shoulder 78 of the fuel outlet 16 .
- the filter canister 62 also has its bottom end cap 66 abutting a portion of the shoulder 78 of the fuel outlet 16 so that the filter canister 62 does not cover the apertures in the subfloor 56 and restrict the flow of fuel coming through the fuel inlet 14 .
- an axial compression spring 84 is seated between the top end cap 64 of the filter canister 62 and the inside surface 86 of the closed end 26 of the top portion 22 of the housing 12 .
- the spring 84 applies a compressive force downward on the top end cap 64 of the filter canister 62 so that the filter canister 62 remains securely seated on the shoulder 78 of the fuel outlet 16 thereby prohibiting movement of the filter canister 62 .
- the fuel additive 20 comprises a microbicide that is compatible with combustion systems and fuels and which is more soluble in fuel than water.
- Microbicides that are more soluble in water than in fuel run the risk of having a significant quantity of water exist in the fuel or storage tanks and having these microbicides partition in the water and adversely effect the pH levels which may cause damage to fuel tanks or fuel components.
- a microbicide like the one sold under the trademark “Procide” by Davco Manufacturing Corporation, is only slightly soluble in water and will not adversely effect pH levels.
- such a microbicide is encapsulated in the wax substrate, paraffin, which has a high melting point and a clean burning characteristic and will assure proper release of the microbicide or the fuel additive 20 without compromising exhaust gas emissions and without unduly releasing an excessive amount of fuel additive 20 that may adversely effect engine and fuel components.
- the present invention is not limited to the fuel additive 20 being a microbicide, but rather, the fuel additive 20 may also comprise cetane improvers, antioxidants, stabilizers, combustion improvers and emission reducers depending on the objectives and application of the fuel filter system 10 .
- a multi-purpose aperture 30 is provided in the closed end 26 of the top portion 22 of the housing 12 .
- a flange 88 integral with and extending downward from the closed end 26 of the top portion 22 has a threaded region 90 on an inside surface of the flange 88 that defines the aperture 30 .
- a cap 92 having a cylindrical head 94 and a neck portion 96 integral therewith provides a threaded region 98 on an outside surface of the neck portion 96 .
- the threaded region 98 of the neck portion 96 threadingly mates with the threaded region 90 of the flange 88 of the closed end 26 of the top portion 22 to secure the cap 92 to the top portion 22 and to close the aperture 30 .
- a deformable annular seal 100 is provided between a bottom surface 102 of the head 94 of the cap 92 and an outside surface 104 of the closed end 26 of the top portion 22 , so that when the cap 92 is secured to the top portion 22 , the adjoining surfaces 102 , 104 , of the cap 92 and top portion 22 , respectively, seal to prevent any fuel from leaking through the aperture 30 .
- the aperture 30 must be large enough for the fuel additive 20 to be removed from and replaced into the housing 12 .
- the aperture 30 may also be opened for the purpose of venting the housing 12 of the fuel filter assembly 10 so that the fuel contained in the housing 12 will drain back into the system. It is necessary to vent the housing 12 when removing and/or replacing the fuel additive 20 , when replacing the filter media 18 and when conducting any other maintenance associated with the fuel filter assembly 10 .
- the aperture 30 may also be utilized as an access for priming the fuel filter assembly 10 by adding fuel directly into the housing 12 through the aperture 30 .
- the cap 92 is threaded into the aperture 30 and tightly secured to the top portion 22 of the housing 12 so that the housing 12 is closed, and the fuel filter assembly 10 is ready for use.
- a well 106 is provided in the bottom portion 24 of the housing 12 and is defined by the wall 40 , the floor 54 , and the fuel outlet 16 .
- the vertical level of the fuel outlet 16 is higher than the vertical height of the wall 40 to ensure that unfiltered, untreated fuel in the well 106 does not spill over into the fuel outlet 16 .
- the top portion 22 of the housing 12 is secured and sealed to the bottom portion 24 of the housing 12
- the cap 92 is secured and sealed to the top portion 22 of the housing 12 to close the aperture 30 and provide a closure for the housing 12 .
- the fuel filter assembly 10 receives fuel through the fuel inlet 14 , and the fuel inlet 14 delivers the fuel into the housing 12 between the housing 12 and the filter media 18 .
- the fuel level rises in the housing 12 only to a level that will satisfy flow demand with the lowest possible pressure differential across the filter media 18 . This provides a filtering arrangement that utilizes only as much of the filter media 18 as necessary to achieve the least possible restriction of fuel flow through the filter media 18 .
- the fuel additive 20 As the fuel passes through the filter media 18 , the fuel contacts the fuel additive 20 through the apertures 76 provided in the outer reinforcement 72 . Since the fuel additive 20 is mounted in a vertical column with the filter media 18 , the amount of fuel additive 20 exposed to the fuel is proportional to the amount of filter media 18 exposed to obtain the least possible restriction of fuel flow. Since the fuel additive 20 is soluble with the fuel, the fuel additive 20 slowly dissolves into the fuel and then passes through the fuel outlet 16 . By having the release of fuel additive 20 correspond with the fuel level, the fuel additive 20 is time released to provide a continuing supply of fuel additive over the useful life of the filter media 18 .
- the fuel level in the housing 12 will rise so that the fuel flow demand is satisfied by maintaining the lowest possible pressure differential across the filter media 18 while utilizing the least possible amount of filter media 18 .
- the contaminants may be microbial growths, and therefore, when the fuel level rises, more fuel additive 20 is exposed to the fuel, thereby destroying the microbial growths and reducing the contaminants in the fuel.
- the filter media 18 As the filter media 18 becomes increasingly obstructed, the fuel level continues to rise within the housing 12 . By observing the fuel level through the transparent top portion 22 of the housing 12 , a determination as to the useful life of the filter media 18 and the fuel additive 20 can be easily ascertained. As seen in FIG. 3A, when the fuel level 108 is near the bottom of the housing 12 , the filter media 18 has its entire useful life available as the filter media 18 is unobstructed, and only a small portion of the fuel additive 20 has dissolved. As seen in FIG. 3B, when the fuel level 108 is midway up the housing 12 , substantially half of the useful life of the filter media 18 remains. This corresponds to substantially half of the filter media 18 being obstructed while substantially half of the fuel additive 20 has dissolved.
- the fuel canister 62 and fuel additive 20 are entirely fabricated from combustible material.
- the filter canister 62 utilizes a paper filter media 18 and molded plastisol/epoxy end caps 64 , 66 .
- the fuel additive 20 is obviously combustible, and the wax substrate is fabricated from a paraffin which is a hydrocarbon mixture with clean burning characteristics.
- the outer reinforcement 72 of the fuel additive is fabricated from a paper based material or a molded plastisol/epoxy which are both combustible.
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