Apparatuses and methods for de-aeration of a liquid
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsRAHUL SINGH, SUMIT KAMAT, DANIEL C. JORDAN, SOURABH MUKHOPADHYAY
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for deaeration of a liquid. Liquid may be impinged onto an inclined baffle and forced through a first plurality of apertures that direct the liquid in one or more directions away from one or more outlets of a reservoir. The liquid may be passed through a second plurality of apertures. Flowing the liquid as described promotes a circuitous route of travel and provides a residence time inside of the reservoir that promotes release of entrained air.
Claims20
A reservoir for a hydraulic system, the reservoir comprising:
- a housing defining a first cavity;
- a baffle disposed in the first cavity and dividing the first cavity and dividing the cavity into a first portion and a second portion, the baffle including a first plurality of apertures;
- a diffusion chamber disposed in the first portion of the first cavity, the diffusion chamber defining a second cavity, the diffusion chamber including:
- a first wall;
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- a second plurality of apertures formed in the first wall;
- an inlet conduit extending into the first portion of the first cavity, and including a first end extending into the second cavity;
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- an outlet conduit including a first end disposed in the second portion of the first cavity.
A reservoir for a hydraulic system, the reservoir comprising:
- a housing defining a first cavity;
- a baffle disposed in the first cavity and dividing the first cavity and dividing the cavity into a first portion and a second portion, the baffle including a first plurality of apertures;
- a diffusion chamber disposed in the first portion of the first cavity, the diffusion chamber defining a second cavity, the diffusion chamber including:
- a first wall;
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- a second plurality of apertures formed in the first wall, the second plurality of apertures providing fluid communication between the second cavity and the first portion of the first cavity;
- an inlet conduit extending into the first portion of the first cavity, and including a first end extending into the second cavity;
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- an outlet conduit including a first end disposed in the second portion of the first cavity,
- wherein a portion of the first wall extends along a portion of the inlet conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.