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Cyclone separator for an internal combustion engine

US5460147A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateOct 24, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/19
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cylindrical cyclone separator connected between an air vent, a suction conduit and an oil sump all of an internal combustion engine. A duct extends spirally within the cyclone separator. Oil and aerosols are separated by an increasing centrifugal force as the oil/aerosol mixtures passes through the duct toward the center of the separator and the separator exhaust ports.

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