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The invention relates to a metal oil pan for engines or transmissions, with an oil filter medium arranged therein, wherein part of the oil pan forms the bottom of an oil filter housing and a plastic half-shell forms a cover of the oil filter housing, and the oil filter medium is arranged between the

The invention relates to a metal oil pan for engines or transmissions, with an oil filter medium arranged therein, wherein part of the oil pan forms the bottom of an oil filter housing and a plastic half-shell forms a cover of the oil filter housing, and the oil filter medium is arranged between the oil pan and the plastic half-shell, the oil pan having metal rivets at its edge, and the plastic half-shell having bores at its edge, through which the plastic half-shell is fastened to the metal oil pan.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An integrated oil pan filter unit, comprising: a transmission pan bottom having an edge; a plastic half-shell top having a plastic half-shell top edge and at least one bore in the plastic half-shell edge; and an oil filter medium having an oil filter medium edge, positi

The invention claimed is: 1. An integrated oil pan filter unit, comprising: a transmission pan bottom having an edge; a plastic half-shell top having a plastic half-shell top edge and at least one bore in the plastic half-shell edge; and an oil filter medium having an oil filter medium edge, positioned between the transmission pan bottom and the plastic half-shell top, wherein the plastic half-shell top and the oil filter medium are joined directly to the transmission pan bottom by at least one metal rivet passing through the plastic half-shell top edge and the oil filter medium edge, and wherein the at least one metal rivet passes through the at least one bore. 2. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 1, wherein the oil filter medium is arranged in a support frame. 3. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 2, wherein the support frame is joined to the plastic half-shell top. 4. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 1, wherein the at least one metal rivet is a copper-clad weld-on tubular rivet. 5. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 2, wherein the support frame comprises plastic and has an edge, and wherein the plastic half-shell top, transmission pan bottom, and support frame are beaded together at their edges. 6. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 1, wherein the plastic half-shell top comprises a metallic frame. 7. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 6, wherein the metallic frame comprises copper. 8. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 2, further comprising a seal between the transmission pan bottom and the plastic half-shell top, wherein the seal is chosen from profile gaskets, flat gaskets, and toroidal sealing rings. 9. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 1, further comprising supports for supporting the plastic half-shell top on the transmission pan bottom, wherein the supports are chosen from flow ribs, support ribs, and spacer domes. 10. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 9, wherein the supports are chosen from flow ribs and spacer frames, and the supports are molded in the plastic half-shell top. 11. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 2, further comprising supports chosen from flow ribs and support ribs, wherein the supports are molded in the support frame. 12. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 9, wherein the spacer domes penetrate the oil filter medium. 13. The integrated oil filter unit according to claim 9, wherein the spacer domes are joined to the filter medium. 14. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 1, further comprising fixing plates molded in the oil filter medium. 15. An integrated pan filter unit for an automotive fluid filtration system, comprising: an automotive fluid pan bottom having at least one metal rivet, wherein the automotive fluid pan is a transmission housing; a plastic half-shell top having a plastic half-shell top edge, at least one bore in the plastic half-shell edge; and an automotive fluid filter medium having an automotive fluid filter medium edge positioned between the automotive fluid pan bottom and the plastic half shell top, wherein the plastic half shell top is joined directly to the automotive fluid pan bottom by the at least one metal rivet, at the plastic half shell top edge and the automotive fluid filter medium edge, and wherein the at least one metal rivet passes through the at least one bore. 16. The automotive fluid filtration system of claim 15, wherein the at least one bore is positioned at an edge of the plastic half-shell top, wherein the at least one metal rivet is positioned at an edge of the automotive fluid pan bottom, and wherein the metal rivet is a weld-on tubular rivet. 17. The automotive fluid filtration system of claim 16, further comprising a seal positioned between the automotive fluid pan bottom and the plastic half shell top. 18. The integrated oil pan filter unit according to claim 1, wherein the metal rivet is attached by a weld. 19. The automotive fluid filtration system of claim 15, wherein the metal rivet is attached by a weld.