Oil separator
AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsHeiko Hinderer, Lothar Keller, Guenter Jokschas, Michael Wolf
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Abstract
An oil separator for separating oil from oil-laden air has a housing, an inlet for oil-charged air to enter the housing, one or more coalescer elements arranged on a support body inside the housing, and outlets for the separated air and for the separated oil to exit the housing. Each end of the support body and a corresponding end of the coalescer element are fastened to a molded component. At least one molded component is in sealing contact with a sealing surface of the housing.
Claims11
An oil separator for separating oil from oil-charged air, said oil separator comprising a mounting member, a housing secured to said mounting member to form an enclosed chamber inside said housing, an inlet for admitting oil-charged air into said chamber, an air outlet for discharging filtered air from said chamber, an oil outlet for discharging separated oil from said chamber, a filter unit in said chamber interposed between said inlet and said air outlet, said filter unit comprising a support body, a coalescer element supported on a surface of said support body, and first and second end gaskets in which respective axial ends of said support body and said coalescer element are received, said end gaskets fastening said coalescer element to said support body and sealing said filter unit in said chamber, each of said first and second end gaskets comprising a molded component configured as a lipped gasket, and said coalescer element being releasable from said support body by separating said end gaskets, whereby said coalescer element can be disposed of separately from said support body.
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