Oil separator
AssigneeNabtesco Automotive Corporation
InventorsTakuya Sugio, Ichiro Minato, Hiroaki Kawanami
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Abstract
An oil separator causes air containing oil to strike an impingement member to separate the oil from the air and recover the oil. The oil separator includes a body having an inlet for introducing air and an outlet for discharging air. The oil separator further includes a cartridge that is assembled to the body and accommodates the impingement member. The oil separator further includes a drain bowl for storing the separated oil. The oil separator further includes an assembling structure. The body and the cartridge are assembled through one or two actions by using the assembling structure.
Claims8
An oil separator that causes air containing oil to strike an impingement member to separate the oil from the air and recover the oil, the oil separator comprising:
- a body having an inlet for introducing air and an outlet for discharging air;
- a cartridge assembled to the body, accommodates the impingement member, and comprising a vertically-extending wall portion;
- a drain bowl for storing the separated oil;
- a first assembling structure;
- a second assembling structure;
- wherein the body and the cartridge are assembled through one or two actions by using the first assembling structure, and
- wherein the body and the drain bowl are assembled by using the second assembling structure,
- a fifth thread portion is formed in the body;
- a sixth thread portion is formed in the drain bowl;
- and
- wherein the second assembling structure is a spin-on structure in which the fifth thread portion and the sixth thread portion are threaded to each other, and
- a through hole is formed at the vertically-extending wall portion of the cartridge;
- wherein the introduced air enters the cartridge through the through hole formed at the vertically-extending wall portion of the cartridge and strikes the impingement member, so that oil is separated from the introduced air and cleaned air, from which the oil has been separated, is discharged.
An oil separator that causes air containing oil to strike an impingement member to separate the oil from the air and recover the oil, the oil separator comprising:
- a body having an inlet for introducing air and an outlet for discharging air;
- a cartridge that is assembled to the body and accommodates the impingement member;
- a drain bowl for storing the separated oil;
- a first assembling structure;
- a second assembling structure;
- wherein the body and the cartridge are assembled through one or two actions by using the first assembling structure, and
- wherein the body and the drain bowl are assembled by using the second assembling structure,
- a fifth thread portion is formed in the body;
- a sixth thread portion is formed in the drain bowl;
- wherein the second assembling structure is a spin-on structure in which the fifth thread portion and the sixth thread portion are threaded to each other, and
- a through hole is formed in the cartridge;
- wherein the introduced air enters the cartridge through the through hole and strikes the impingement member, so that oil is separated from the introduced air,
- a first thread portion is formed in the body;
- and
- a second thread portion is formed in the cartridge,
- wherein the first assembling structure is a spin-on structure in which the first thread portion and the second thread portion are threaded to each other,
- wherein the first thread portion is an external thread, and
- wherein the second thread portion is an internal thread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.