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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Nabtesco Automotive Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Sugio, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
NABTESCO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An oil separator is provided with: a heating device for heating liquid accumulated in a drainage storage section; a connection pipe for connecting the drainage storage section to an external device utilizing oil; an opening and closing device for opening and closing the flow passage of the connection pipe; and a determination device for determining whether or not to deliver the liquid, which is accumulated in the drainage storage section, to the external device. The opening and closing device is configured so as to open the flow passage of the connection pipe when the determination device determines that the liquid accumulated in the drainage storage section is to be delivered to the external device.