US6755896B2
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Method of cleaning crankcase gas and a gas cleaning separator
Assignee: Alfdex AB
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Filing: 2002-10-30
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Granted: 2004-06-29
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Expires: 2022-10-30
Abstract
Abstract For cleaning of crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine use is made of a centrifugal rotor, that is journalled in a frame through two axially separated bearings. The centrifugal rotor is caused to rotate by use of part of it also as a rotor of an electrical motor. The electrical motor has a stator, which is kept non-rotating and is charged with electric current for rotation of the centrifugal rotor, the centrifugal rotor being kept journalled during its rotation only in the two bearings.
Inventors
- 👤 Stefan Szepessy
- 👤 Ingvar Hällgren
- 👤 Roland Isaksson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:20
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01M; F01M13/00; F01M13/04; B; B04; B04B; B04B5/00; B04B5/12; B01; B01D; B01D45/00; B01D45/12; B01D45/14; B04B5/08; B04B9/00; B04B9/02; B04B9/04; B04B9/10; B04B2005/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of cleaning crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine from particles, solid and/or liquid, suspended therein, the crankcase gas being caused to rotate about a rotational axis (R) by means of a centrifugal rotor, which for its operation is journalled in a supporting device at two bearing places axially spaced from each other, characterized by causing the centrifugal rotor to rotate by using part of it also as a rotor of an electrical motor, which motor also has a stator, said stator being kept non-rotating and charged with an electric current for rotation of the centrifugal rotor, while the centrifugal rotor is kept journalled during its rotation only at said two bearing places.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of cleaning crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine from particles, solid and/or liquid, suspended therein, the crankcase gas being caused to rotate about a rotational axis (R) by means of a centrifugal rotor, which for its operation is journalled in a supporting device at two bearing places axially spaced from each other, characterized by causing the centrifugal rotor to rotate by using part of it also as a rotor of an electrical motor, which motor also has a stator, said stator being kept non-rotating and charged with an electric current for rotation of the centrifugal rotor, while the centrifugal rotor is kept journalled during its rotation only at said two bearing places.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 , including using a part of the centrifugal rotor, which is situated axially on one side of both of said bearing places, as a rotor of the electrical motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 , including causing the centrifugal rotor to rotate about a substantially vertical rotational axis (R).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
A gas cleaning separator for cleaning of gas from particles, solid and/or liquid, suspended therein, including a non-rotatable supporting device, a centrifugal rotor and an electrical motor for rotation of the centrifugal rotor about a rotational axis (R), the centrifugal rotor being arranged to be journalled in the supporting device through bearings situated at only two bearing places axially spaced from each other and having a rotor body with a separation device that forms several passages through the rotor body for through flow of the gas to be cleaned, characterized in that the electrical motor includes a stator, that is connected with said supporting device, and a rotor, that is constituted by part of said centrifugal rotor and that is journalled relative the stator only in said bearings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
A gas cleaning separator for cleaning of gas from particles, solid and/or liquid, suspended therein, including a non-rotatable supporting device, a centrifugal rotor and an electrical motor for rotation of the centrifugal rotor about a rotational axis (R), the centrifugal rotor being arranged to be journalled in the supporting device through bearings situated at only two bearing places axially spaced from each other and having a rotor body with a separation device that forms several passages through the rotor body for through flow of the gas to be cleaned, characterized in that the electrical motor includes a stator, that is connected with said supporting device, and a rotor, that is constituted by part of said centrifugal rotor and that is journalled relative the stator only in said bearings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A gas cleaning separator according to claim 4 , in which at least the main part of the rotor body is arranged axially between said two bearing places.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A gas cleaning separator according to claim 5 , in which the rotor of the electrical motor is situated on one side and at least the main part of the rotor body is situated on the other side of one of said bearing places.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A gas cleaning separator according to claim 4 , in which said supporting device constitutes part of a stationary frame, with which the supporting device is immovably connected.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A gas cleaning separator according to claim 4 , in which the centrifugal rotor is journalled for rotation about a substantially vertical rotational axis (R).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A gas cleaning separator according to claim 4 , in which said separation device includes a stack of conical separation discs, which are arranged coaxially with said rotational axis (R).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
Use of a gas cleaning separator according to claim 4 for freeing crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine from particles suspended in the crankcase gas.
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