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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Juergen Stegmaier, Schwaebisch, DE;
Bruno Hezel, Stuttgart, DE;
Dietmar Uhlenbrock, Tecklenburg, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns an oil separator ( ) for crankcase gases of an internal combustion engine, comprising a preliminary separator ( ), a cyclone separator ( ), a fine separator ( ) and, if necessary, a valve device ( ) that are provided in a cascade arrangement on a cylinder-head cover ( ) of the internal combustion engine; in order to simplify the design of the oil separator and obtain easier installability, it is provided that the preliminary separator ( ), the cyclone separator ( ), the fine separator ( ) and the valve device ( ) provided, if necessary, are located on the outside ( ) of the cylinder-head hood ( ) and are covered by a housing half-shell ( ) which, together with the outside ( ) of the cylinder-head hood ( ), forms a housing for the oil separator ( ).