Vortex reservoir
OwnerEric Amatoinventor
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Abstract
A vortex reservoir for separation of an aerated portion of a hydraulic fluid includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber, in fluid communication with the upper chamber, having a lower chamber sidewall. The lower chamber includes a lower lower chamber and an upper lower chamber. The lower chamber includes a lower chamber partitioning plate. The lower chamber partitioning plate is located between the lower lower chamber and the upper lower chamber. The lower lower chamber is in fluid communication with the upper lower chamber via a gap between the lower chamber partitioning plate and the lower chamber sidewall.
Claims13
A vortex reservoir for separation of an aerated portion of a hydraulic fluid, comprising:
- an upper chamber;
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- a lower chamber, in fluid communication with said upper chamber, having a lower chamber sidewall;
- said lower chamber including a lower lower chamber and an upper lower chamber;
- said lower chamber including a lower chamber partitioning plate;
- said lower chamber partitioning plate being located between said lower lower chamber and said upper lower chamber;
- said lower lower chamber being in fluid communication with said upper lower chamber via a gap between said lower chamber partitioning plate and said lower chamber sidewall;
- said upper chamber including a lower upper chamber and an upper upper chamber;
- said upper chamber including an upper chamber sidewall;
- said upper chamber including an upper chamber partitioning plate;
- said upper chamber including a gap between said upper chamber partitioning plate and said upper chamber sidewall;
- said upper chamber partitioning plate being located between said lower upper chamber and said upper upper chamber;
- said lower upper chamber being in fluid communication with said upper upper chamber via said gap between said upper chamber partitioning plate and said upper chamber sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.