Abstract:
Apparatus for separating oil from crankcase ventilation gases of an internal combustion engine having at least two oil separators in the form of cyclones connected in parallel and traversed by the crankcase ventilation gases. The apparatus is equipped with a control valve that divides the volumetric flow of the crankcase ventilation gases into at least two subflows, depending on the magnitude of the volumetric flow, and conducts the subflows to the at least two oil separators. A control piston releases or blocks access of the gases to additional cyclones depending on the dynamic pressure of the crankcase gas.
Abstract:
A centrifugal separator for separating oil from a gas stream, particularly for venting the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, having a housing (2) in which the flow guiding means are arranged. The flow guiding means are connected to a drive shaft (3). A gas inlet (5) opens into the housing (2), and a gas outlet (6) and an oil outlet (7) lead out of the housing (2). An easily produced and functionally reliable arrangement is obtained if the housing (2) is non-rotatably mounted and an impeller (14) with blades (11) that produce a centrifugal flow is disposed in the housing (2) such that it is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (4) of the drive shaft (3).
Abstract:
An inertial separator (10) for removing droplets from a gas stream. The inertial separator (10) has a housing (18) which is provided with an inlet (11) for untreated gas and an outlet (12) for treated gas. In the housing (18) are first and second separation lamellae (13), with at least two first separation lamellae (13) being linearly arranged next to one another and separated by an interval A. The separation lamellae (13) each have a concave side (14) and a convex side (15). The first separation lamellae (13) are arranged parallel to the second separation lamellae (13) with the concave sides (14) of the separation lamellae (13) facing one another. The lowest region of the concave side (14) of the first separation lamellae (13) is situated opposite the interval A between the second separation lamellae (13). Viewed in the direction of flow, a drainage slope (16) which extends obliquely to the separation lamellae (13) is arranged on the second separation lamellae (13). This drainage slope (16) projects under the first separation lamellae (13), thereby preventing unpurified gas from exiting through the outlet (12).
Abstract:
A filter element, especially for filtering intake air for an internal combustion engine, which filter element is composed of a coiled filter, through which a flow of air passes axially, and which has an annular gasket on at least one end face, the annular gasket being connected to the filter element by a welded, glued, extruded or fused connection, such that the annular gasket is inserted into a suitably constructed receptacle in a filter housing and radially and/or axially positions the coiled filter. The annular gasket is arranged directly on the end face of the coiled filter and is pressed axially and/or radially into the receptacle of the housing.
Abstract:
In a method for stabilizing folded filter media, a thread is coated with a hot melt adhesive to prepare a coated thread. The coated thread is wound in a plastic state about fold tips of a folded filter medium. The plastic state of the coated thread is maintained by applying heat. The heat is applied in the form of hot air, infrared radiation, or generated by microwaves.
Abstract:
A centrifugal oil separator which includes a disk separator disposed in a housing and has a plurality of spaced disks between which paths of flow for a gas to be cleaned are provided. The paths of flow connect an intake space located at the radial exterior of the disk separator with an inner, axial discharge channel. The intake space is supplied with pressurized gas via a rotation element that is configured as a compressor wheel and that is disposed in the area of an axial end face of the disk separator.
Abstract:
A filter element, especially a filter element for filtering the air for the interior of a motor vehicle, having a filter insert acting as the filter medium with at least one strip which is arranged around the lateral edges of the filter insert so as to form a seal and at least a partial frame. The side strip has an adhesive layer on the side facing the filter insert. The adhesive layer is formed of an adhesive which a) has a Shore A hardness less than 65 at 23° C. and b) an elongation at break greater than 300%.
Abstract:
The invention relates in particular to a ventilation device for a crankcase of an internal combustion engine. Said device comprises a centrifugal oil separator, which has an inlet for an oil-air mixture, an air vent for the purified air and an oil outlet for the oil. To improve the operating efficiency of a ventilation device of this type, the centrifugal oil separator is configured as a disk separator.
Abstract:
A cyclone arrangement for separating particles or droplets from a fluid stream, including at least two cyclones (1, 2, 3; 21, 22, 23), which have a tangential intake opening (4, 5, 6; 24, 25) for the fluid stream and set the fluid stream into rotation so that due to the resulting centrifugal force, particles or droplets to be separated from the fluid stream may be discharged from the cyclone separator through discharge openings (10, 11, 12). A plurality of cyclones are connected in parallel, and the intake openings (4, 5, 6) of the cyclones are closed or opened by a common slider (17; 24), which also has an opening (15, 16, 17; 24, 25) in the vicinity of each cyclone intake opening for passage of the fluid stream. The position and size of each slider opening is designed such that in various slider settings, the fluid stream will reach a different number of cyclone intake openings.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an intake system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle for separating entrained water droplets. The intake system has an untreated air intake (10), an untreated air pipe (11) connected to said untreated air intake (10), and a water separator (12) adjoining said untreated air pipe (11). Inside the untreated air pipe (11) a swirl is produced to cause the aspirated air to rotate inside the untreated air pipe (11). The untreated air pipe (11) communicates with the internal combustion engine. The water separator (12) has an inner pipe (13) and an outer pipe (14), which are arranged coaxially to one another. The inner pipe (13) protrudes into the outer pipe (14), which is provided with a water outlet (20). Due to the coaxial construction of the water separator (12), the intake air flows into the downstream components without being diverted, so that no appreciable pressure losses are caused.