Vented transmission cover
AssigneeCustom Performance, L.L.C.
InventorNick Trask
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Abstract
A device configured to attach to a motor vehicle transmission housing enclosing the motor vehicle transmission is disclosed. The device includes a cover having an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface includes at least a first chamber and a second chamber, such that, once said cover is installed onto the motor vehicle transmission housing, the first chamber is in fluid communication with a motor vehicle crankcase and a motor vehicle oil tank, and the second chamber is in fluid communication with the motor vehicle transmission. The device includes a vent extending through the upper surface and the lower surface so as to vent pressure within said first chamber to the outside of said first chamber.
Claims17
A device configured to attach to a motor vehicle transmission housing enclosing a motor vehicle transmission, comprising:
- a. a cover comprising at least a first chamber and a second chamber, such that, once said cover is installed onto said motor vehicle transmission housing, the first chamber is in fluid communication with a motor vehicle crankcase and a motor vehicle oil tank, and the second chamber is in fluid communication with said motor vehicle transmission;
- b. a vent configured to vent pressure within said first chamber to the outside of said first chamber, and
- c. a valve governing said vent said valve positioned such that it pens to release pressure from the motor vehicle crankcase, wherein said valve seals said first chamber when pressure within the motor vehicle crankcase drops following release of pressure from the motor vehicle crankcase.
A device configured to attach to a motor vehicle transmission housing enclosing a motor vehicle transmission comprising:
- a. a cover for the motor vehicle transmission housing, said cover divided so as to form a first chamber and a second chamber, such that, once said cover is installed onto said motor vehicle transmission housing, said first chamber is in fluid communication with a motor vehicle crankcase and said second chamber is in fluid communication with the motor vehicle transmission;
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- b. a vent extending through the cover so as to vent pressure within said first chamber to the outside of said first chamber;
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- c. said motor vehicle transmission housing comprising a transmission chamber adapted to contain the motor vehicle transmission and a crankcase chamber adapted to be in fluid communication with the motor vehicle crankcase, said first chamber is in fluid communication with said crankcase chamber and said second chamber is in fluid communication with said transmission chamber.
A device configured to attach to a motor vehicle transmission housing enclosing a motor vehicle transmission, comprising:
- a. a cover for the motor vehicle transmission housing comprising at least a first chamber and a second chamber, such that, once said cover is installed onto said motor vehicle transmission housing, the first chamber is in fluid communication with a motor vehicle crankcase and a motor vehicle oil tank, and the second chamber is in fluid communication with said motor vehicle transmission housing;
- b. a vent extending through said cover so as to vent pressure within said first chamber to the outside of said first chamber;
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- c. a valve comprised of a one-way valve configured to open upon the application of pressure governing said vent and being disposed between said cover and said motor vehicle transmission housing once said cover is installed onto said motor vehicle transmission housing, said valve being configured to seal said first chamber when pressure within the motor vehicle crankcase drops following release of pressure from the motor vehicle crankcase, and said valve being positioned such that it opens to release pressure from the motor vehicle crankcase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.