Anti-foaming pipe and compressor system
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation
InventorsMichio Kubota, Tomoaki Takeda
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Abstract
The present invention includes a pipe body having a hollow part, a liquid flows through at least a lower part of the hollow part, and of which one end is connected to a lubricating oil tank, wherein lubricating oil is introduced to the lubricating oil tank through the pipe body; and a first overflow weir positioned at least a lower part of the hollow part in a state where a position of the first overflow weir with respect to the pipe body is held, wherein the lubricating oil is allowed to flow over the first overflow weir toward the lubricating oil tank.
Claims10
An anti-foaming pipe, comprising:
- a pipe body having a hollow part, a liquid flows through at least a lower part of the hollow part, and of which one end is connected to a tank, wherein the liquid is introduced to the tank through the pipe body;
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- an anti-foaming mechanism configured to be removably attached to the pipe body, wherein the anti-foaming mechanism includes
- a first overflow weir positioned at least a lower part of the hollow part in a state where a position of the first overflow weir with respect to the pipe body is held, wherein the liquid is allowed to flow over the first overflow weir toward the tank,
- a plurality of support rods extending in the extending direction of the pipe body and which support the first overflow weir, and
- a ring-shaped member positioned at the other end of the pipe body to secure one end of each of the plurality of support rods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.