Oil and air separator system and method
OwnerJoseph Mainieroinventor
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Abstract
An oil and air separation can includes: a diffuser tube positioned within a diffuser shield at a can intake for blow-by gases; and a first diffuser screen spaced vertically apart from a second diffuser screen proximate a can exhaust for blow-by gases, wherein the first diffuser screen and the second diffuser screen are spaced horizontally from the diffuser tube and extend about the diffuser shield.
Claims19
An oil and air separation can for an engine positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system including:
- a diffuser tube positioned within a diffuser shield at a can intake for blow-by gases;
- and a first diffuser screen spaced vertically apart from a second diffuser screen proximate a can exhaust for blow-by gases, wherein the first diffuser screen and the second diffuser screen are spaced horizontally from the diffuser tube and extend about the diffuser shield.
A screen assembly adapted to fit an oil and air separation can for an engine positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system including:
- (i) a diffuser tube disposed within a diffuser shield, and (ii) horizontally spaced from the diffuser tube, outside of the diffuser shield, a plurality of diffuser screens that are vertically spaced from one another.
A method of oil and air separation for an engine positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system comprising:
- providing a can and a diffuser tube positioned within a diffuser shield at a can intake for blow-by gases;
- and a first diffuser screen spaced vertically apart from a second diffuser screen proximate a can exhaust for blow-by gases, wherein the first diffuser screen and the second diffuser screen are spaced horizontally from the diffuser tube and extend about the diffuser shield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.