Donald Gordon Coppins

US Patent:

20060070810, Apr 6, 2006

Filed:

Mar 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/378110

Inventors:

Donald Coppins - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

F01M 9/00

US Classification:

184006100

Abstract:

A manifold for a lube oil or oil seal apparatus includes a block having a plurality of ports on exterior surfaces. A plurality of passages extend through the block to fluidically couple certain of the ports. In one aspect, a pair of ports on different exterior surfaces are coupled by a common passages to enable a fluid operative device attachable to one of the ports to be mounted on either side of the manifold. In another aspect, mounting connections are provided on the block for attachment to complementary mounting connections on a filter to directly mount the filter to the block. In another aspect, certain of the ports are defined for receiving a fluid responsive instrument.