Oil filter systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494965-B2
Application number	US-201715687794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2017
Priority date	Mar 28, 2013
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for an oil filter system for a vehicle system. In one example, an oil filter system comprises a housing within which a plurality of oil filter elements are disposed and a frame supporting the housing, the frame including one or more mountings configured to support one or more vehicle sub-assemblies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fleet of vehicles, comprising:
a first group of vehicles with a first rated engine emissions level and a first oil filter interface;
a second group of vehicles with a higher, second rated engine emissions level and a second oil filter interface, wherein the second oil filter interface is different than the first oil filter interface; and
a first oil filter with a first pore size, the first oil filter fittable to both the first oil filter interface and the second oil filter interface.

2. The fleet of vehicles of claim 1 , further comprising a second oil filter with a second pore size that is larger than the first pore size, wherein the second oil filter is only fittable to the second oil filter interface.

3. The fleet of vehicles of claim 2 , wherein the first oil filter interface has a first oil filter mount with a linearly outwardly projecting step surrounding a first cylindrical projecting tube and the second oil filter interface has a second oil filter mount with a second cylindrical projecting tube.

4. The fleet of vehicles of claim 3 , wherein a neck of the first oil filter is wider than the first oil filter mount and the second oil filter mount.

5. The fleet of vehicles of claim 3 , wherein the second oil filter interface lacks a linearly outwardly projecting step surrounding the second cylindrical projecting tube.

6. The fleet of vehicles of claim 3 , wherein:
the second oil filter interface lacks a linearly outwardly projecting step surrounding the second cylindrical projecting tube;
a neck of the first oil filter is wider than the linearly outwardly projecting step of the first oil filter mount and the second oil filter mount;
a neck of the second oil filter is wider than the second oil filter mount but not the linearly outwardly projecting step of the first oil filter mount, wherein when the second oil filter is disposed over the first oil filter mount, the linearly outwardly projecting step of the first oil filter mount interferes with the neck of the second oil filter and the second oil filter extends out past a door of a housing associated with the first oil interface and the door of the housing cannot be secured to close the housing.

7. The fleet of vehicles of claim 2 , wherein the second pore size is 28 microns.

8. The fleet of vehicles of claim 2 , wherein the second pore size is 12 microns.

Assignees

• Gen Electric
• Ge Global Sourcing Llc

Inventors

• Fontecchio Paul John
• Marsh Gregory Alan
• Zysk Mark Thomas
• Wadding Paul James
• Keverline Michael Edward

Classifications

• B01D29/52

  in parallel connection · CPC title

• B01D29/54

  arranged concentrically or coaxially · CPC title

• B01D29/15

  arranged for inward flow filtration · CPC title

• B01D2201/34

  Seals or gaskets for filtering elements · CPC title

• B01D2201/184

  Special form, dimension of the openings, pores of the filtering elements · CPC title