Patent ID: 8201544
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: F01M,F02B,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A breather system for a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocharger having a turbine and a compressor, the compressor driven by the turbine, the compressor pressurizing intake air delivered to the internal combustion engine, the turbine driven by exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; a centrifuge driven by the turbine and having a centrifuge inlet, a centrifuge gas outlet and a centrifuge oil outlet; an inlet conduit connecting the crankcase to deliver crankcase gas to the centrifuge inlet; and a centrifuge gas outlet conduit fluidly connecting the centrifuge gas outlet to a compressor inlet of the turbocharger compressor, wherein the turbine comprises a turbine wheel within a turbine housing, and the compressor comprises a compressor wheel within a compressor housing, the turbine wheel and compressor wheel rotate on a common shaft, and the centrifuge is fixedly mounted on the common shaft between the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel, and the centrifuge gas outlet conduit is located within the common shaft.