Patent ID: 8991422
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: F15B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydraulic fluid reservoir comprising: a chamber for containing hydraulic fluid, the chamber including a horizontal bottom, a top and at least one sidewall connecting the horizontal bottom to the top, the chamber including an outlet and an inlet, the inlet passing through the at least one sidewall and being connected to a proximal end of a horizontal inlet tube disposed inside the chamber and parallel to the horizontal bottom of the chamber, the inlet also being in communication with a work implement, the outlet being in communication with a pump, the pump being in communication with the work implement; the horizontal inlet tube also including a closed distal end with a middle portion disposed between the proximal and closed distal ends, the horizontal inlet tube having a horizontal inlet axis; the middle portion of the horizontal inlet tube connected to first and second upwardly directed diffusers for communicating fluid from the horizontal inlet tube to the chamber, the first and second upwardly directed diffusers each including a proximal end connected to the middle portion of the horizontal inlet tube, a closed distal end and a cylindrical conduit connecting the proximal and closed distal ends, the cylindrical conduit including a plurality of openings disposed between the proximal and closed distal ends, the first upwardly directed diffuser including a first upwardly directed diffuser axis, the second upwardly directed diffuser including a second upwardly directed diffuser axis, the first and second upwardly directed diffuser axes being disposed at upwardly directed angles relative to the horizontal inlet axis ranging from about 60° to about 85° or from about 95° to about 120°.