Oil Sump Having Oil Filter on Carrier Unit

Abstract

An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, is provided for engines or transmissions, the oil sump comprising a filter housing including a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and the filter outlet, and having an oil drain opening in a floor area of the oil sump, implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump outer side. The oil sump also includes a carrier unit having a frame, on which the filter housing is fastened and which is used as a seal upon fastening of the oil sump on the associated unit, in particular on an engine block or a transmission unit.

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         12 . An oil sump, comprising:
 a filter housing including a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and a filter outlet;   wherein the filter outlet is provided on the filter housing top shell, and the filter housing bottom shell has an outside shell floor area which is not permeable to fluid and the filter inlet is provided on the filter housing bottom shell, with the filter inlet being provided at a region of the filter bottom shell;   an oil sump housing including a sump floor area having an oil drain opening closable by an oil drain screw, and a periphery configured to attach the oil sump to a unit, wherein the filter housing is mounted to the oil sump housing with the filter medium substantially enclosed there between, and further wherein the filter housing bottom shell outside floor area is adjacent to and overlies a portion of the sump floor area, with substantially no space there between, thereby permitting no fluid flow between the portion of the sump floor and the filter housing bottom shell.   
     
     
         13 . The oil sump according to  claim 12 , wherein the filter inlet is disposed on the filter housing bottom shell, thereby permitting fluid flow into the filter housing via the filter inlet adjacent a side region of the filter bottom shell. 
     
     
         14 . The oil sump according to  claim 13 , wherein the oil sump housing is made of plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The oil sump according to  claim 13 , wherein the filter outlet is disposed on the filter housing top shell. 
     
     
         16 . The oil sump according to  claim 15 , wherein the oil sump housing is made of plastic. 
     
     
         17 . The oil sump according to  claim 12 , wherein the unit comprises is at least one of an engine block and a transmission. 
     
     
         17 . The oil sump according to  claim 12 , wherein the filter outlet is disposed on the filter housing top shell. 
     
     
         18 . The oil sump according to  claim 12 , wherein the oil sump housing is made of plastic.