Oil leak scavenger apparatus
OwnerJames M. Beach, Elbert R. Eastininventors
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Abstract
An oil leak scavenger apparatus for collecting oil drippings of automobile vehicles which is mounted externally to engine crankcases, transmission housings, and other oil containing units is provided. The scavenger apparatus comprises: (a) an oil collector; (b) a reservoir in fluid communication with the oil collector; (c) a vacuum source in fluid communication with the reservoir; and (d) a vacuum metering valve positioned intermediate the vacuum source and the reservoir. In one embodiment the reservoir is also in fluid communication with the oil containing unit of the automobile, and a check valve is positioned intermediate the reservoir and the oil containing unit of the automobile thus allowing the collected oil to return to its source when the engine is not running.
Claims5
An oil scavenger apparatus for collecting oil drippings from an oil containing unit of a vehicle which comprises:
- a. an oil collector means for collecting oil leaking from the oil containing unit, said collector means being configured to sealingly mate with the external surfaces of the oil containing unit in a fluid tight relationship, said oil collector means having a discharge port whereby the oil collected therein is removed therefrom;
- b. an oil separator reservoir means fluidly communicating with said oil collector means through said discharge port, said oil separator reservoir means receiving the oil from said oil collector means;
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- c. a vacuum source means fluidly communicating with said oil collector means through said oil separator reservoir means for moving the oil from said oil collector means to said oil reservoir means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.