Global Patent Index - EP 2406471 A1

EP 2406471 A1 20120118 - HOLLOW BODY COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED OIL SEPARATOR UNIT

Title (en)

HOLLOW BODY COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED OIL SEPARATOR UNIT

Title (de)

HOHLKÖRPER MIT INTEGRIERTER ÖLABSCHEIDEEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

CORPS CREUX À DISPOSITIF SÉPARATEUR D'HUILE INTÉGRÉ

Publication

EP 2406471 A1 20120118 (DE)

Application

EP 10702027 A 20100116

Priority

  • EP 2010000229 W 20100116
  • DE 102009012400 A 20090310

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010102687A1] The invention relates to a hollow body (2), in particular a camshaft, comprising an integrated oil separator unit, a swirl generator (4) being located in a cavity (3) of the hollow body (2) and the hollow body (2) having at least one supply opening (9) in the camshaft case for introducing gas that is charged with oil into the cavity (3) and at least one discharge opening (16; 18) for carrying away separated oil and gas that has been cleaned of oil. According to the invention, the hollow body (2) has an oil separator ring (5) inside the cavity (3), downstream of the swirl generator (4) when viewed in the flow direction.

IPC 8 full level

F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01M 13/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01L 1/047 (2013.01 - EP US); F01M 2013/0427 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010102687A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010102687 A1 20100916; CN 102348871 A 20120208; CN 102348871 B 20131023; DE 102009012400 A1 20100923; EP 2406471 A1 20120118; EP 2406471 B1 20121128; JP 2012519795 A 20120830; US 2012031276 A1 20120209; US 8409309 B2 20130402

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2010000229 W 20100116; CN 201080010949 A 20100116; DE 102009012400 A 20090310; EP 10702027 A 20100116; JP 2011553294 A 20100116; US 201013255804 A 20100116