Coalescing and filtering apparatus

Claim 1

A FILTER-SEPARATOR FOR LUBRICATING OIL COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A TANK HAVING AN INLET LINE FOR THE CONTAMINATED OIL DISPOSED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TANK AND A WATER OUTLET LINE DISPOSED IN THE LOWER END OF THE TANK, (B) A FIRST PARTITION DISPOSED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TANK FORMING WITH THE TANK AN INLET CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING THE CONTAMINATED OIL, (C) A SECOND PARTITION DISPOSED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TANK FORMING WITH THE TANK A SECOND CHAMBER AND A THIRD CHAMBER, (D) FILTER MEANS DISPOSED IN THE SECOND CHAMBER AND CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST CHAMBER, SAID FILTER MEANS ADAPTED TO COALESCE THE WATER IN THE OIL AND REMOVE SOLID CONTAMINANT THEREFROM, (E) SCREEN MEANS FORMING A WATER BARRIER IN SURROUNDING SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FILTER MEANS, SAID SCREEN MEANS INCLUDING AN ELONGATED NON-PERFORATED SHIELD AT EACH END, (F) MEANS FOR FOR COLLECTING THE WATER AND DIRECTING IT TO THE THIRD CHAMBER, AND (G) TWO OUTLET LINES CONNECTED TO THE SECOND CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING THE FILTERED OIL WHICH PASSES WITHIN SAID SECOND CHAMBER AND LOCATED ONE OF EACH END OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER TO EFFECT A BALANCED RADIAL FLOW THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF SAID FILTER MEANS.