Arrangement for ventilation of crankcase gases in an internal-combustion engine
AssigneeVolvo Lastvagnar AB
InventorLucas Megas
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Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for ventilation of crankcase gases in an internal combustion engine including a conduit for connecting the crankcase to an air inlet of the engine, and an oxidation catalyst in the conduit for cleaning the crankcase gases, the conduit being connected to the air inlet at a point upstream of the compressor of the turbo unit for the internal combustion engine.
Claims6
Apparatus for the ventilation of crankcase gases in an internal combustion engine including a crankcase, an air inlet, a turbo unit including a compressor, and an exhaust manifold and exhaust conduit, the apparatus comprising a conduit for connecting the crankcase to the air inlet of the engine, and an oxidation catalyst disposed in connection with the conduit for cleaning the crankcase gases, the conduit being connected to the air inlet at a point upstream of the compressor of the turbo unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.