Apparatus and method for adding one or more additives to an engine lubricant
US8327818B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2001/1092
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus and method for adding one or more additives to an engine lubricant, while the lubricant is circulating within an engine having an engine lubricant filter with a by-pass valve which opens when the pressure of the lubricant passing through the filter exceeds a pre-determined back-pressure value in which the apparatus further comprises an additive chamber containing one or more additives operably connected to the by-pass valve such that when the by-pass valve opens at the pre-determined back-pressure, at least some of the lubricant is caused to flow through the additive chamber and contact the one or more additives.
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