IP Library Granted Patent US 12,521,653
Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,653 · App. 17/957,157 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Filter device

Inventors: Jianbin Cheng (Huzhou, CN); Yu Zhang (Huzhou, CN); Qinglin Deng (Huzhou, CN); Xiaowei Ying (Huzhou, CN); Xu Chen (Huzhou, CN)
Assignee: ZHEJIANG WEITAI AUTOMOBILE PARTS CO., LTD.
B01D29/23B01D17/02B01D35/30F02M37/34B01D2201/0415B01D2201/303
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Patent No.
US 12,521,653
App. No.
17/957,157
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a filter device, including a housing, a primary filter body, and a secondary filter body. The housing is formed with a first channel for fuel to flow in. The primary filter body includes a support fence, a particulate filter medium, and end covers. The secondary filter body is formed with a second channel for the fuel to flow out from the secondary filter body and is configured to block water and allow the fuel to pass. The filter device in the present invention can make it possible to arrange more particulate filter media in a limited space, thereby improving the filtration capacity of a filter element per unit volume.

Claims (13)

1 . A filter device, comprising:

a housing formed with a first channel for fuel to flow in and two side surfaces of the housing are symmetrically arranged hollow surfaces;

a primary filter body installed inside the housing, the primary filter body comprising a support fence, a particulate filter medium sleeved on the periphery of the support fence, and end covers connected to two ends of the particulate filter medium, and being formed with a non-filtering-side contaminant accommodation cavity, the non-filtering-side contaminant accommodation cavity communicating with the first channel, and the primary filter body forming a filtering-side cleaning cavity together with the housing; and

a secondary filter body installed on an outer side of the housing and configured to block water and allow the fuel to pass, the secondary filter body being formed with a second channel for the fuel to flow out from the secondary filter body;

wherein each of the hollow surfaces is provided with a water gathering medium, the water gathering medium covers the hollow surface and encloses a hollow portion of the hollow surface, and the water gathering medium can gather the water and sediment it to the bottom of a filter chamber of an assembly and can also filter out the fuel in the filtering-side cleaning cavity; and

wherein the support fence is provided with a plurality of transverse ribs, and the transverse ribs are staggered and spaced in a vertical direction, and the particulate filter medium is expanded into a cuboid structure.

2 . The filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a cover plate and a base, the base is formed with an opening, and the opening is enclosed by the cover plate.

3 . The filter device according to claim 2 , wherein the hollow surfaces are arranged on the cover plate and the base; and

each of the hollow surfaces is inlaid with and covered by the water gathering medium for gathering the water and filtering out the fuel in the filtering-side cleaning cavity.

4 . The filter device according to claim 2 , wherein one end cover of the primary filter body is formed with a fuel passing hole communicating with the first channel.

5 . The filter device according to claim 2 , wherein an enclosing manner of the cover plate and the base comprises one or a combination of welding, gluing, fastening, and clamping.

6 . The filter device according to claim 2 , wherein a buckle is arranged on an edge of the cover plate, the opening of the base is provided with a fastener, and the buckle is correspondingly clamped with the fastener to enclose the cover plate on the base.

7 . The filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary filter body comprises a tubular water blocking medium and a tube frame for fixing the water blocking medium, and the tube frame is installed on an installation clamping piece on one side of the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: CHENG, JIANBIN; ZHANG, YU; DENG, QINGLIN; YING, XIAOWEI; CHEN, XU
To: ZHEJIANG WEITAI AUTOMOBILE PARTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061272/0836 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210390393.6 · Apr 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230330567A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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