Suction filter media overmolded integrally with tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427685-B2
Application number	US-201213623296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2012
Priority date	Sep 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A filter assembly includes a housing including a first cover and a second cover, a grid located in the housing including interconnected ribs and strips, and filter media integral with the grid, including a peripheral width located between the covers.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A filter assembly, comprising:
a housing including a first cover, having an inlet, secured to a second cover, having an outlet;
a grid within the housing including mutually interconnected ribs and strips;
filter media integral with the grid, including a periphery secured to and contacting the housing, the ribs on one of a fluid filtered and a fluid unfiltered side of the filter, and the strips on the opposite side of the filter.

2. The filter assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib and extends in a first direction;
each strip is spaced from an adjacent strip and extends substantially perpendicular to each rib.

3. The filter assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib and extends in a first direction; and
further comprising buttons, each button is located at one of the strips is separated from said one of the strips by a gap;
the filter media is located in the gaps.

4. The filter assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
buttons, each button located at one of the interconnections formed by one of the ribs and one of the strips and separated from said one of the strips by a gap; and
wherein the filter media is located in the gaps and overmolded with grid.

5. The filter assembly of claim 4 , wherein:
each strip is located adjacent a lower surface of the filter media and each button is located adjacent an upper surface of the filter media.

6. A filter assembly, comprising:
a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and
a subassembly in the housing, including a grid of mutually spaced ribs and mutually spaced strips secured to ribs at interconnections defining gaps, and a filter media overmolded integrally with the grid, secured in the gaps, the ribs on one of a fluid filtered and a fluid unfiltered side of the filter and the strips on the opposite side of the filter.

7. The filter assembly of claim 6 , wherein:
the housing includes a first cover and a second cover; and
filter media includes a peripheral width secured to and contacting the covers.

8. The filter assembly of claim 6 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib and extends in a first direction;
each strip is spaced from an adjacent strip and extends substantially perpendicular to each rib.

9. The filter assembly of claim 6 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib, extends in a first direction; and
further comprising buttons, each button located at one of the interconnections and separated from said one of the strips, said separation forming one of the gaps.

10. The filter assembly of claim 6 , further comprising:
buttons, each button located at one of the interconnections and separated from one of the strips by one of the gaps.

11. The filter assembly of claim 10 , wherein:
each strip is located adjacent a lower surface of the filter media and each button is located adjacent an upper surface of the filter media.

12. A filter assembly, comprising:
a housing including a first cover, having an inlet, secured to a second cover, having an outlet;
a subassembly within the housing, including a grid of mutually spaced ribs and mutually spaced strips, each strip secured to the ribs at interconnections defining gaps, and a filter media, having fluid filtered and unfiltered sides, overmolded integrally with the grid, located in the gaps, and including a periphery secured to and contacting the housing.

13. The filter assembly of claim 12 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib and extends in a first direction;
each strip is spaced from an adjacent strip and extends substantially perpendicular to each rib.

14. The filter assembly of claim 12 , wherein:
each rib is spaced from an adjacent rib and extends in a first direction; and
further comprising buttons, each button located at one of the strips and separated from said one of the strips by one of the gaps.

15. The filter assembly of claim 12 , further comprising:
buttons, each button located at one of the interconnections and separated from said one of the strips by one of the gaps.

16. The filter assembly of claim 15 , wherein:
each strip is located adjacent a lower surface of the filter media and each button is located adjacent an upper surface of the filter media.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Pekarsky Lev
• Kozar John S

Classifications

• B01D35/0273 Primary

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