Patent ID: 6024058
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: F01M

Abstract:
A blowby oil separator and reservoir device comprising:a bowl-shaped reservoir having a large circular lid with a central aperture and a bottom outlet port for collecting and separating blowby oil containing gases into a liquid fraction and an effluent gaseous fraction;a tee conduit having a top opening, a side opening and a bottom opening;an elbow conduit projecting upward and connected to the side opening of the tee conduit for dispersal of the effluent gaseous fraction;an adapter conduit connected to the top opening of the tee conduit for connection to a first conduit carrying blowby oil containing gases;a second conduit connected to the bottom opening of the tee conduit and inserted in the aperture of the lid of the bowl-shaped reservoir;a third conduit having one end attached to the bottom outlet port of the bowl-shaped reservoir; anda valve attached to an opposite end of the third conduit for manual operation of cutoff or outflow of the collected blowby oil;whereby the blowby oil containing gases are separated into liquid and gaseous phases by agitation and cooling.