Removable Joint Oil Separator for Versatile Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oil separators are not versatile and require specific configurations for different engines, limiting their adaptability and making it difficult to mount them on targets other than engines.
Innovation Solution
The oil separator features a joint with a gas introducing portion and an oil discharge portion, which is removably mounted to the housing, allowing for easy adaptation to various targets by using appropriate joints for each target object.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the lower chamber is coupled to the tubular base with fixed supply passage, then the oil separator can function properly, but the versatility and ease of mounting to various targets deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The oil separator is divided into modular components: a housing containing the separation mechanism, and a detachable joint member with supply and discharge passages. This segmentation allows the housing to be standardized while the joint member can be customized for different mounting targets, thereby improving versatility without complicating the core separation function.
Solution Approach 2:
The joint member serves multiple functions: it provides oil supply passage, oil discharge passage, gas introducing portion, and acts as a mounting interface for different targets. By consolidating these functions into a single removable component, the system achieves universality across different applications while maintaining proper functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the supply passage is restricted through the fixing member inside the tubular base, then the structure is compact, but the versatility of the oil separator deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The supply and discharge passages are extracted from the fixed tubular base structure and relocated to the removable joint member. This extraction allows the passages to be independently configured and adapted for different targets without redesigning the entire housing, thereby improving versatility while simplifying the manufacturing of the main housing unit.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lower chamber is specifically configured for engine mounting, then the mounting is secure, but the ability to mount to other targets such as vehicle body deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The joint member is designed as a dynamic, removable component that can be detached and replaced based on the target object. This dynamic design allows the oil separator housing to be mounted on different targets (engines, vehicle bodies, etc.) by simply changing the joint member configuration, thereby achieving mounting adaptability without compromising the housing shape.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances the versatility of the oil separator, allowing it to be easily mounted on various targets while maintaining high efficiency in removing mist oil from target gas.
Implementation Method 1
a conical partition with an opening on the top surface. These components define a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The lower chamber includes a centrifugal rotor to clean oil.
Implementation Method 2
In the common chamber, the target gas introduced the gas introducing portion come into contact with the oil which is flowing down from the oil communicating portion. Accordingly, oil mist contained in the target gas is partially taken into the oil, and this can increase the removal efficiency of oil in the target gas.
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AI summary
In an oil separator that separates mist oil contained in target gas from the gas, the present invention is aimed to easily mount the oil separator to various targets and to increase its versatility. An oil separator 2 according to the present invention includes: a nozzle 31 that injects oil from an injection hole 33 to rotate a spindle 26 around an axis; a housing 11 having a gas communicating portion 53 and an oil communicating portion 54 on its bottom 51; and a joint member 14 that is removably mounted to the housing 11, and that includes a gas introducing portion 57 and an oil discharge portion 58, the gas introducing portion 57 introducing blow-by gas and transferring the gas to the gas communicating portion 53, the oil discharge portion 58 receiving oil from the oil communicating portion 54 and discharging the oil to outside.