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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Iain J Read, Warren, MI (US);
Timothy J Sullivan, Oxford, MI (US);
Iain J Read, Warren, MI (US);
Timothy J Sullivan, Oxford, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system for an internal combustion engine having an air induction system configured to supply air to the includes a PCV line configured to fluidly couple between a crankcase of the engine and the air induction system, a condenser disposed on the PCV line and configured to condense water vapor and fuel vapor contained in blow-by gases received from the crankcase to separate the water vapor and fuel vapor from the blow-by gases and form a water/fuel mixture and a lean blow-by gas, and an oil separator disposed on the PCV line and configured to receive the lean blow-by gas from the condenser and separate oil therefrom to form a filtered blow-by gas for return to the air induction system.