Oil Sump Having Oil Filter

Abstract

An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, for motors or transmissions and having a filter housing, comprises a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and a filter outlet, and an oil drain opening in the floor area of the oil sump, which is implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump bottom side. The filter housing comprises an internal thread which is implemented to receive the external thread of the oil drain screw, the filter housing being at least partially fastened on the oil sump via the oil drain screw, which closes the oil drain opening and engages using its external thread in the internal thread on the filter housing side.

1 . An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, for engines or transmissions, having a filter housing, comprising a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and a filter outlet, and an oil drain opening in the floor area of the oil sump, which is implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump bottom side, wherein the filter housing comprises an internal thread, which is implemented to receive the external thread of the oil drain screw, and the filter housing is at least partially fastened on the oil sump via the oil drain screw, which closes the oil drain opening and engages using its external thread in the internal thread on the filter housing side. 
   
   
       2 . The oil sump according to  claim 1 , wherein the filter housing comprises an internal thread which is implemented to receive the external thread of the oil drain screw. 
   
   
       3 . The oil sump according to  claim 1 , wherein the filter housing is formed by a floor area of the oil sump, and the filter housing top shell comprises an internal thread, which is implemented to receive the external thread of the oil drain screw. 
   
   
       4 . The oil sump according to  claim 3 , wherein a receptacle, in particular a receptacle frame, which is implemented to receive the filter medium, is provided on the filter housing top shell. 
   
   
       5 . An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, for engines or transmissions, having a filter housing, comprising a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, and an oil drain opening in the floor area of the oil sump, which is implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump bottom side, wherein the filter housing has a clamping means, using which the filter housing is positioned and fastened in the oil sump in such a way that the clamping means engages in a detent means situated on the oil sump side. 
   
   
       6 . The oil sump according to  claim 5 , wherein the filter housing bottom shell is formed by a floor area of the oil sump. 
   
   
       7 . The oil sump according to  claim 6 , wherein a receptacle, in particular a receptacle frame, which is implemented to receive the filter medium, is provided on the filter housing top shell. 
   
   
       8 . The oil sump according to  claim 1 , wherein the filter housing has a clamping means, using which the filter housing is positioned and fastened in the oil sump in such a way that the clamping means engages in a detent means situated on the oil sump side.