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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Seth E. Slaughter, Peoria, IL (US);
Arthur S. Lindell, Morton, IL (US);
Kathleen Nackers, East Peoria, IL (US);
Ronald P. Maloney, Peoria, IL (US);
Seth E. Slaughter, Peoria, IL (US);
Arthur S. Lindell, Morton, IL (US);
Kathleen Nackers, East Peoria, IL (US);
Ronald P. Maloney, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An engine crankcase breather for oil segregation, from blow-by gases, in an engine. The engine crankcase breather includes a housing with an inlet located in a downstream direction of the blow-by gases and an outlet. The breather also includes a baffle within the housing which poses a tortuous path for the blow-by gases, in order to segregate oil particles from the blow-by gases. The baffle includes a hook-shaped portion, in which the oil segregation takes place. The engine crankcase breather further includes a trough extending within the housing. The trough is aligned with the hook-shaped portion of the baffle, to collect the segregated oil from the blow-by gases.