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US 2015/0027117 A1Published application
Oil atomizer lubrication system
OwnerSteven Ronald Bensoninventor
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Abstract
A lubricant delivery system for an oil consumption-type engine utilizes an atomizer to atomize lubricant obtained from a lubricant reservoir of the engine. The lubricant from the reservoir may be used to lubricate auxiliary components prior to being atomized and consumed in the combustion chamber of the engine. The atomizer can be a turbocharging device.
Claims17
A lubricant delivery system, comprising:
- an engine having a lubricant reservoir associated therewith;
- an atomizer having an air intake and an air output wherein the air output provides air to the engine;
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- a lubricant conduit in fluid communication between the lubricant reservoir of the engine and the air intake of the atomizer, the lubricant conduit thereby providing lubricant to the atomizer which at least partially atomizes the lubricant prior to delivery through the air intake.
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A method of providing lubrication to an engine and auxiliary components comprising:
- obtaining an engine having a lubricant reservoir containing an amount of lubricant therein;
- providing at least a portion of the lubricant from the reservoir to at least one auxiliary component;
- routing the at least a portion of the lubricant from the at least one auxiliary component to an air stream in an air intake of an atomizer;
- atomizing at least some of the at least a portion of the lubricant in the atomizer into the air stream using the atomizer;
- and
- feeding the atomized lubricant and air into a combustion area of the engine.
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A lubricant delivery system, comprising:
- an engine having a lubricant reservoir associated therewith;
- a turbocharger having an air intake and an air output wherein the air output provides air to the engine, the turbocharger being operable to atomize lubricant passed therethrough;
- and
- a lubricant conduit in fluid communication between the lubricant reservoir of the engine and the air intake of the turbocharger, the lubricant conduit thereby providing lubricant to the turbocharger which at least partially atomizes the lubricant prior to delivery through the air intake.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.