Patent ID: 6129058
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: F01M

Abstract:
An oil blow-by reservoir system for connection to a blow-by tube of an engine, the system comprising:a container adapted for being mounted adjacent to the engine, the container having an upper and and a lower end and an open interior with a longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower ends;at least one outlet formed in an upper end of the container;a first oil deflector positioned in the container for preventing oil from exiting the container;an oil inlet formed in the container below the first oil deflector for connecting to the blow by tube of the engine for receiving oil therefrom;a second oil deflector positioned within the container below the oil inlet, the second oil deflector being substantially coextensive with the interior of the container in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis for forming an oil capturing chamber below the second oil deflector; andan oil release valve in the container for allowing the selective removal of the oil from the the oil capturing chamber of the interior of the container.