Snap latch filter ring for a fuel injector

Details Snap latch filter ring for a fuel injector Snap latch filter ring for a fuel injector

1997-05-13

1998-10-13

Savage, Matthew O.

Liquid purification or separation

With repair or assembling means

210485, 210495, 21049701, 210499, B01D 3502

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058207546

ABSTRACT:
A filter ring for use around the circumferential fuel and timing fluid inlets of a diesel engine fuel injector or similar fluid conducting body. In a first preferred embodiment, the filter ring includes first and second semi-annular, band-shaped filter portions, an integrally formed hinge for pivotally interconnecting the filter portions, and a snap latch mechanism for releasably connecting the opposite ends of the filter portions. In a second preferred embodiment, the filter ring includes a pair of substantially identical snap latch mechanisms for detachably interconnecting the filter portions. The snap latch mechanism is formed from a bead or projection that extends substantially along the entire height of the end of one of the filter portions, and a complimentarily shaped groove on the end of the other filter portion. The thickness of the bead and groove is less than the thickness of the opposite ends of the band-shaped filter portions so that the inner diameter of the resulting filter ring seats securely around a complimentarily shaped annular recess in the fuel injector. The hinge and snap latch mechanisms allow the filter ring to be removed without damage, whereupon it may be cleaned and reused many times before requiring replacement.

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