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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Shohei Nomura, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tenghua Tom Shieh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Swetha Minupuri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
An oil separation device of the having a separation chamber configured to separate micron particles of oil from crankcase gas is provided. The separation chamber has passage having a first end and a second end, the second end has a diameter smaller than the first end. The second end is spaced apart from a bottom wall of a chamber. Crankcase gas is drawn along the passage in the same direction as oil falling along the inner wall of the passage. Crankcase gas exits the second end in a path different than oil falling from the second end. The oil separating device may further include a dividing wall having through-holes and a blocking wall disposed above the through-holes so as to facilitate the removal of oil from crankcase gas.