(19)
(11) EP 0 844 382 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/22

(21) Application number: 97309511.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: F02M 37/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.11.1996 FR 9614454

(71) Applicant: LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company
Solihull, B90 4LA (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Brun, Philippe
    41150 Onzain (FR)
  • Gauthier, Alain
    41300 La Chapelle Vendomoise (FR)
  • Boisseau, Laurent
    41250 Maslives (FR)
  • Amand, Alain
    41000 Blois (FR)

(74) Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan et al
Marks & Clerk, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

   


(54) Fuel filter


(57) A fuel filter is disclosed which comprises a filter element 47 located within a housing 28. A fuel pump is arranged to draw fuel from a fuel tank 10 to the dirty side of the filter element 47, and to supply fuel from the clean side of the filter element 47 to a high pressure pump 14. The fuel filter incorporates a buffer volume 39 on the clean side of the filter element 47.






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