Lubricating system.

a. P. MARANVILLE.
LUBRIOATING SYSTEM.
APPLICATION FILED D3012, 1910}
Patented Aug. 26, 1913.
1,071,068,
I27U5 :7 rug-
. MW
W.
UNITED sTAfriis
OFFICE.
HARVEY F. MARANVILLH, OF AKRUN, 61-110, ASSIGNOR T6 THE PERFECTION SPRING
COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, DHIQ, A CQRPORATION OF OHIO.
I'UB RHTATHQ'G SYSTEM‘
1,071,068.
Speci?cation of Let-‘Lets Patent.
Application. ?led Beoam‘ber 12. 191.9.
Patented A ng. 26,1913.
Seria'i X0, 596370.
To all wham 525 may concern :
the and: of nmioiweliiale engines‘,5 it is pram
Be it known um I, I'IAIWEY W. Minus» tinally impossible to so pack the pistons as
vnmnna oil-izen of (-lH} Unitod 5min» iv to pTQYQnf, Home hf tho gage; produced h}:
siding all: Akron, in the county of Summit lljk‘ ignition oi' the (‘XplUSiVG charges in the
and State of Ohio, have lllVL‘liU‘i'i ll crriiin
new and useful 1'min'ownmnt in Luln-ir-ib
ing Systonis, of which flu: i‘oilowiug: is :1‘
cyiindors7 ‘from [mssing beyond the ‘pistons
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and into the (‘rank case. This resuits in so
heating ?n: (Jr-uni‘; (71156 as £0 vz'irhonizle the
full, olcnr, and exact dcsvi'iplinn, ml'oi'i-uro oil {ll/“win, vviih ihi: rzmult lhul imrily iron“
being had lo the zircon:g'iunying drnwiliw
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This in \‘ention relates to luhriruiinggj
sums
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lems, and more especially to n I‘ "tom or
apparatus of this type whiuh is particularly
designed for convonieni applirzuion to and
embodiment with the rrnuk vases 0i’ intornnl
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‘
1 "Tnirgod in ihu 'i'orn': of more
or loss dense Sll'mlit‘ while the oil ren’mining
6-5
in the crank
' rnpiz‘liy darkens in color.
on account of lLlii‘ rarhunizing elfocl pro~
dnood in" such heat. To owi‘ooine this do
fi‘wé, i'll'iliitié'féilly all engines are provided
combustion ongini‘s, tho oxon'iiililioniion ‘with who or mow outlet ports in tho crank
shown hol'vin having ooi'tnin i'eaturm :idnpl»
ing it spgrialiy for nppliruiion to {ho urzmk ruse, Pulled “hrvaihers”, through which lhv
limited g'zisirs may oavapr and through which
Pool xiii‘ may lw drawn in on iho llP-Sil'?l??
of the piston; to 000i the crank case. The
vido n sysloin or nilnrhnwni oi' Lhi,x ohzu» uso of such “hroathersl’ is, however, liable
actor roi’vrrod lo. whii‘h will 2Ll\\'ll_\',’~‘ Surlii'ig to tho serious oliije?tion ihal dirt will be
:1 supply i-l' clmun (‘owl oil in the ong'no, drawn into the (crawl; case.v not- only “('X'u"
Whirh is oxtrviunlv ronipnoi: is rwohlfi :nulnling on ihc parts of {he iniu-hinory to
:Ldnptnhlo to \Zil‘li'lilb' slykw ol‘ vngino»: :HI
\vhirh it hns dirovt nor-i
hui, being‘ do
\‘rll‘ioliS vonditions of uw. and Whirl) an
glosiiud iu lheyoii in tho form of sediment‘.
serum eXirrnv-l)‘ oliivient lnhrirzition ol‘ tho This rosiult ha}; cuuscd some mwino nmlu-rs
engine ‘parts; while reducing in :i nogl' "ihlo to abandon the us!) of suoh breather aper
minimum rho loss of oil lill'?llil'll hon my; turns. A further ohiovtion lo the use of
the (‘rank (‘280 und the cnrhonimlion of tho sin-h hi'i-nlhvr nporturiss
that the escaping
oil.
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cases of automobile ongines‘,
It is tho ohjoi't, of {lll? invention in in!»
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25
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75
80
N
minus rm; laden with oil in a suqiended (‘on- 85
A‘ furthvr ohjorl' of tho invoutiou is
dilioin gmrlirulurly in the or,
of engines
provido an ullzu'lunout or sysloni having’ oiupioying {ho ié?plii?il“ 5}‘Sil‘ln of luhrivu
; iion. To prvvnuh I'o mum‘ nxtont, the loss of
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recoplzu'ln for oil orm'llowinsr from iho
i-rnnk raw. 3 llUllSlllQ' lor the pump \a'lm'il
form-s tho'oil from thin rwop'tm-li: iivi‘o 5!
filter, :1 sighhl'ond, :1 u-iziilnlur for ihP
ornuli (‘NSF and said i'v-_w>pl.:irlr, :i iihm‘ .412)“
40 plying oil lo tho rm-optzn'lc. and Hii infor
(wot-013 in‘ the- naturo of sin oxlnuM ill‘iHl
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by whirh oil in llllflph‘li?i?ll in lhv
issuing from lho ('l’i‘xllh rhuniher will ho col»
hu'lod and delivorm'l to the uii reropirzvlo.
.
ii; )lili‘ i.)l'(*>¥ll1t'=l' nHLlGiF. hut (him. nri'vst?rs 96
rm‘- im‘lii: 2m and are who lizlhlo lo the scri
ou»: uhjiiiiiiun that the dirl whirh is drawn
in wiih tho nil‘ Honing: into the rrnnl; (‘JISQ
will he doposritoil on punsv of tho spiral :ir
ronior and he ran-rind hack into the (‘rank 95
(‘use along ‘with ‘tho oil that may noruiuulnto
on Hlit‘il :H'l‘i‘?it‘l‘ or that may he poured into
the mum in ?lling‘ iho oil riworvoir. 13y tho
muslrm‘iiou drsvrihcd and illilstl'?ti'll hono
‘in tho drawings acmuipnnying ml form’ in. i inn onuhlud to cnuilof,’ n hronihvr in
ing a purl of thin upphirn'tiliin, Figure l vonuwiinn \& iii: the minim: i‘ranh (CZRH‘ \rhirh
POPH‘SUHLS :1 side elevation of an on<
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will he froo from all of tho ohiortions notvd,
an nutonmhilo having in)‘ iuw-nlion npp‘fiod l harping‘ (ho rnml: onsc cool without; the loss
thereto. thn hood lK‘il;;.f shown in :lol'ml1
50 iinos: Fig‘. 2 ronrosunls an
i5§li~ :3’
As is well known to those
Lawnl'nn'uhnr
in Fig. with
100
i on the mic hand. and the zidiniiksion
-~lio
or (fl‘iillli misc and my all, (
3 an onh‘ P4d lii'léiih in iQid
portion of lln- apparatus s i
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d
liUlHll viow inlion thronp‘l
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‘ilk'il nil, spiral iil'l‘i‘sii‘l'hi haw‘ been plan-ed
or oihrr {wrong-3n éillihiili?fl“. on the 105
ml.
ii‘uriiwrmoro, tho ntmrkhmont
.n-ruhv those rcsnhs fll‘t“ secured also our‘
> the pump for forcing :‘ho pure oil from
H crank'mising overflow I‘QCQPtZlQlQ to a, ?l
tering and cooling tank, a vbntilator which
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is so arranged as to prevent any foreign I rooling lhe engine panic. The lower end of
material from entering ihe allacluneni or‘ the hood. I‘? in‘ gn'midwl will; u, dmvnwurdly
prelim-ling flange 20, ?lling" the lop of (he
purls ussorialed Lhereuitln a filler iii-r lhe
uforeeuid receptacle, an oil filler, find a sight,
indicator by whirh the level of oil in the
llwrelwui'ulh.
remplnele may be eom‘ei'iiently ‘.lSP'Bl‘lHlWKl.
Descrihing now by rel'rrew-e i'lliil‘ill’li‘l'.“
the various parts illwtrelwl in the druw
ingsj 1 denotes the hood of‘ :1 motor x'eh'u-le.I
said hood iu'ing shown in dolled lines in
Fig. 1, and 2 un- dushlmerd (shown in iihe
L'KHL'IAR exlvndn arrow {he in}; of the Willi»
lnlor HlUll-l. lHlfl‘Hii! the hood iii.
The loner rli‘i‘lllrl‘. I; is provided wilh a
flange ‘il in, luvum ol' whirh it i> holied to
manner). \Vilhin ihe hood and :gupporied
in the ordinary manner is lhe engine. .~howu
herein as an engi'w of lhe 'l’ourwylindel
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The rear end ol‘ the
hood i“ provided Will) :1 spring mill-h '21 '10
wing/led lo engage u (‘Hl'l‘i‘n‘iWilding lu'ojw»
lion 2:.’ rurried in‘ the lull of the >lml'i. .\
>~lrui1u~r 2.")? preferably of line m<=$h wire
the llunge T rnrrIl-d by the upper ,sertion. 2w
nhowu Ell
()u ; ujrpnsllv kill‘? it is pro
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type, lhe rylii'ulers being (le?gnuled gem-n i vided Will) it {hinge 2i} having a ventral. out
ally by thenumernl fl. The r-ylindem ?l‘l' \vurllly prujeviiugg portion 27‘ vorri-simndiznr
supported by an engine lmse or (‘rank (‘éhO
comprising an upper Heelion 4 and u lower
seetion
In the embodiment of my inn-w
20 tion shown herein, the said seelions urn de
Signed with particular referenr'e to ihe :u‘~
commodation of my luhrivatiug syalmu: hut
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in {he flange 7 and the outwardly projelaled
portion 5 {hereof and lining hUKilll'Ull lo lhe
i'ornier {hinge and pi‘ojeeliou hy means of
hulls. llelow the flanges ‘34 21nd 27.1lu- hol 85
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as will appear to those skilled in the all‘ l'he
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invention is equally :ipplieuble lo the upper
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sections of crank easw of slander-d mm! mm
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lUlIl M'i‘lion is rounded. lo nrrouunmluie the
(Tank. and is ‘provided wilh suhslunliully
'verliml side walls "2% and 25) exlendiug
downwardly from lhe rounded portion.
.‘lu <lenul<->; il lmlium ionueeliug lhe walls 90
tion, by merely sulmiiluling a HiM‘i‘iill lUWvI‘ i ill-é and ‘ill, the hollow exlendinfg‘ the full
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section for that ordinarily employed in ilil‘
construction of sueh ?aws.
The upper leer-lion is shown an in"
30 with u Shorl' ledguqli. inlermeiliizle ué'i e mi)
and bottom ihervof, and with the owlinwy
bottom ledge 7 extending sulmluniizilly (he
lenQjlh of lhe lower serlion. Will) the lower
Sl‘Clil‘H. I employ u sediuu-nl ehmuher. auh—
slainlinlly the, mine in wnhlruriion nu thut
Mum's: in my upplivmion #SSGEW. filed {)0 95
i’llwl’ 7~ will. ‘in ills-present emluulimenl'this
wdiiiu-ui eluunher
formed of east or sheet
length ll'iereoi' hui. prniwl lug: oulu'urdly metal having :1 rounded lmltolu, correspond
near its middle “nu-lion, n» <hmwu til 5%,
35 middle outwuruly prujw . u: ;»m~ii<u= h hzr~1
wardly pwjeoling ?ange ML oppowl in lhe
flange l3. Near the upper end. lhis wini
lnlor section is (‘Ol‘lll'?f‘i?i ir u'idlh, lhe voli
jr-nline' sediment chamber 323, preferably
U'uclion being eonwnienlly l'ornu-d hy pro‘
formed inlegrul lherewith and eonuuunie'nl
cast therewill'i u xeniiielor hhui't >e<~li<~n i!‘
said section being provided with u whorl. inv
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its, renlrul portion with a downwardly pro
105
jeeling inwardly u purlion of" the ouler null,
ing with the rrnnk ease through :1, slot 34,
as nhown ni ll, in form n suhxtunlinlly hori
said slot being formed in the lowest portion
Zonlel semi, Willi an upwardly pmjwling
of ihi-s aiiaelunenl‘: From the side of the
slot toward which the crank 35 turns when 110
“going ahead 7’. as shnwn by the arrow in
Fig. 2, there projects :\ sheet metal lmllle or
?unge 12.
Above the Henge i‘: a strap 13 he
provided7 preferably cast, will] lhe venlilnlor
section, said six-71p, sent and ?ange forming
means for eonvenien‘dy retaining in pier-e u
transparent gage H, the upper end of which
is covered, as shown at 1,5"
16 denotes a hood for the upper end of the
ventilator shaft. quid hood being provided
with u lug l7 prouieeting fwwardly There
from by means of which it is pivoinlly rou~
55 heeled to a similar lugr or pro
lion em'ried
by the upper end of the ventilator dull”? sew
lion, as ehown
18. The hood 143
91mi
lar in shape to a rhimn n cowl and in an
ranged to eiivchnrge rearwardiy, the upper
60
ing generally in contour lo the rounded Hem
lion of lhe lower crank (‘use bottom and 105
suilulily \m'm'?l ihereio, as hy means of
riwl~ ill. The rounded bottom of 'lhirs at
iurluneni is shown all 32 and iq provided at
and of the vei'ii'ilawr shaft and the hood Hi
l?'lllfl: so loerzied
lo he subjected to the
defleeionilll, said (lefieetor having its edge
37 deflec-led upwardly, whereby it exteudu a
n'zuterinl dlbl?lli‘? above the oppoeite side of 115
‘the slot. 34, forming a discharge outlet there
with for sediment, which outlet has one side
(*onsidernhly higher ‘than the other, to eil'ec
tually intereept the sediment moved by the
i‘Q‘WilliilOYl o‘? {the (I'l‘Q?kS and de?ect. (he 120
same into the reeepteole. The rounded hot»
ion: of {he attaehment oorrenponds lo and
Thrills in ell’ecl, lhe holtoiu of the (‘rank ease
and
provided with an over?ow port 38 so
harmed as‘ to maintain i
lhe (‘rank ease u 125
lvYei of oil. of eullicienl '; eplh to permit the
ernnl; £35 to dip lhereimo and Sweep any
draft through the hood produced by the inn
ll?‘ universally employed with nulomobile aedhnent that may i e present in the said all
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engines ink‘ the i-urpose of produeing a cir
culation of air through the hood to assist in
laehment into the "dlzmni, chamber 33 pro~
vided by the mills
and 29 and bottom 30. 130
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The crank 35
' a
4'
provided with tv “ spour. ’’ l obi» m'instructipiu such us shown in my ap
o: dipper 35”‘, ‘which dips into the oil and in‘ l plication #569969. ?led ‘June 29, 1910.
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Hi'll'I‘Hrialllubrication
‘the sauna time
by the
facilitates
"splashtlir
" system
must-1p»- i From tlm iiltoriug and cooling tank a, pipe
559 huuls‘ihto tho crank case and is provided,
I in each oompurliurut thereof, with a branch
‘The ‘bottom of the roooplaolo is provided ; 6-“ discharging into such compartment The 70
lo
withregister
a suitable
withnumber
ape-murals
of apertures
providediuluplcol
in tho; pump grin‘ :35 is, uhn-wn as provided with a
i: 5;: of the serliimint into the rhan'lhcr 31-1.
‘vertical shaft til extruding through the
huttoin 50 of the crank case.
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A. nipple 39 is threaded into the npcrture
:‘ruvldP/Ql in ‘the bottom plot‘? 3D and int»
55m aperture provided (oi tho hmtuin oi’ the
vomptaole 33.
For ouols surh nipphx w ii»
wivuhlr plug Ill) :5 provided, and plug hu~
sug threaded into will nipple and pl‘tij?'iill‘
through the bottom plate 3th To luxury ll
elipping of the or; iili‘rl lHtOlliO oil when llw
ougiuo is, tillmh us when ascending or (low
woniling £1 hill, and without the lupin};
l tluugrs run-.2 2? and provided with it ‘novel
gear iii! unwilling with :1 similar gear (‘>3 75
iuniintwl on u sliu'lt till. This shaft may ho.
ililvou in any wnuuiient manner from the
unqgiiu" shaft \ . ihv shaft (ll being sliOWIl
liiarriu as tha= chul'i which operates the ig
llllL‘l“ inugiirlu ill}.
Tho gears 6'2 and Gil are 80
iorlmml in :2 hmming ‘i’Ul'IP-Ptl by :1 plate 57
wruroil in ‘the? iflaugrm U and 10, the out
wurellr prop-vied lluugr
and side plates
£28 prujimting ill'?‘ztltll‘y’ from thr ventilator
maul.‘ otfm HiUlPCtiSSiH‘il‘y largo quantity of him‘?! 1?. Tim housing can he tillml with
oil, ‘ti‘RI‘ASVK'l'E‘t‘ partitions 41 an: provided
.. :iut [or :1 lo gum-i: therein or said gears
hot u’ om: tho iil‘ll nits.
in‘); ho luhrl-viileii from the “splash system ”
t’llllilt‘y?l in tlw rrunk misty through an up
4-2 dvuotes as housing section which cou
venientiy
‘ 0 [Si ‘itl'i tho uutwurilly pru'iwt
mg ?ung? L" and the lower aootion 5 ol the
urlnrv 68*‘, which aperture will he provider]
in wither cram,
min-11k liaising. rThis housing minim; i:< suh
'll'ho lovwr t'runk (use section
stmmaxlly C0-GXH‘IlSlVQ 1n wuhh uzi'l: .tlu
ventilator shaft 9 and its :aidv wull< 4;?- are:
proviilell
90
with a hr'cui hear aperture 69 which is lOUlllUtl
a ohm-l (lisléllil't‘ hvlow the ?ange 27 and
omit ‘with the IKljtHiL‘lll, vurvml and down
iii)
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r:mumuiirutiug with tho upper portion of
wardly extending purtium of rliii lower tho homing ~52. This hrvuthor aperture is
crankcase seutiou, tln' will
hoiug pro
hu'gvr than i> usually provided. an o?ioiont
v-idod “it-h a at M winiuiiiisicating with
tho lower poruon of Elli?‘ housing tho port
in‘ tor u it? ll. l’. vuginv being some three
lnrhrs long 21}; mm’ inch Wltlt‘. A deflector
lX‘Hig lowitotl helow tho levol #55 of oil iu‘ilm TH is wrurwl to tho upper vall of this out
at: roooptuolo provided in tho hollow of tho ht (1:; hi :nvum of ii thingy: 71. 'l‘hr- holly
orunk rasosca‘tion
The housing l: i»' will“ oi" tho ch-lls-rtur \‘Xl?liilH through the aper 100
jooted outwardly nuur tho hottoin it» shown turo :ithl (ltHYl?Yill’i'llV higvonll the lower
at 46, and this ouliwurtl pi’?jt‘lfliou is pro mlg‘v m‘ siiiil uprrturv, thorv heiug re-ourwlh
vithid with an inwardly projecting lluugo U, to vform llw trough 72. This romhinml
the ‘upier surt'uuo who-root
on suh-aluu lllHlfJll um! ilrllurtor
of tilt‘ t'ull h'ngth of
tially the mint‘, level as tlii‘ upper surl'iiro ot' the uporlurv uml is pruviilml with a (Illa- 105
tho hottom plate I"). The outer orig»: of the rhiirgo pipsi T33 rouuuuuirzetiug with the hot
bottom plate 30, corrmspoiuling to the hut!» tom of tho trough. prvl’ornhly uour tho mi<l—
ing ~12. is llll(’l{(‘ll(.‘<l to proviilr u thing‘ 45, <llo thereof. tho ruil> of tho trough living
45 complementary to the flung‘? 41 will ?ange.‘ uluseil.
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forming (:onvuniont nieunrs whorvhv H hut
'ln oprruliiuhlhv gases {mssiugurounil tlu
tom plate ill) may he seruri‘il to thr- homing pistuus will iw-upo through the uporturv (351,
Skation.
will slrilu- the thiu'nwurtlly \lirortml (h,
The flange 47 proviclvs i1 Ski-‘ll "tor 1a lloat l'lm‘tol' TU uml will hun- the oil purlirlos
50, said that living pruvidrtl with :i stem 51 runtuiuml :Chrrwin svpurutml hv HH‘ll ll!‘
projecting utm'urdlv through tho lwlgv ll tlwtur ziml rollortml in the trough T2. whvnrv 115
and through an :iporturv proviih-tl in :1 pro~ tho’ Hl't‘ tlir-ll‘llzll‘ll'i‘tlq out of the pzlth of the
jertion 52 curriml hy tho housing l-v-sliun. gr;
into tha- oil rwi-plul'lv lll‘l?'ltlt‘ll in tho
This Stem is proviilwl, within tho'siglu gag!" homing‘ ‘1:2. lhu :Q'HM‘H iltlr?. h'v thi- slim-lost
85 14, with an imlirulur 53.
it will lit: a; pair
ruuhu to tlzi- vvniilutur hhzill 9 :uul arr (lis
ent that the movemrut of z'lw flout will in<li~
é‘lml’fll‘ll through the hood 16. Thu form! of
I auto the level of oil in the El‘t'l‘lIiiH'ltf {prim-Ii I 1hr ilrul't ('l‘i‘tilHl h} tho fun 19 pumttho
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in the liottmu of the vruul; ('iwu 'l‘lri‘ hottom plate 4!! iUl'liir-l a support "for the pump
gears 54 land hf’, hill gown: lazing iur'h :» 2 in
H-ll ‘upwardly grirojcctmg imuiziug 3H >1‘ iif‘Wl
to the bottom plutix A pipe‘ ,5. tin u-i
0nd of WllK'll Huniuunu-mvs with llw miwiiui'
of the housing .76, loads to the tihm‘i _ : ml
cooling tank 58, “'liiitli may he of {luv wit
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ruurwurxll_v il‘il't-‘(lt‘il disiluugr (‘nil of tho
howl rrun‘lw :m :ispiruiinjg' t-tl'rr‘l upon the
'v'vuliiutwr nlllllll null ilii‘ -"l‘éilth NIH‘. "n ith lhr 125
rewul‘; that air will not hr drawn into the
lli'lu-o it follow» that dirt and ulhrr torrig‘u
nmt'nrml itiiunut vutr-r the ml vompzu'nuont
in the’ rrnnl; ram‘ ulul oouhuninalo thr oil
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or injure the working parts of the ma
it. To a motor vehicle, the combination of
chinery. The extremely large size of the a hood, an engine in said hood, said engine
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breather outlet insures etlicient ventilation
for the crank case, and the latter is kept so
cool in practice that the oil does not become
carbonized. Further, there is practically no
waste of oil in my system. As the oil is
being provided with a crank case having an
aperture in the wall thereof, a fan in front
of said engine and within said hood, a Ven 70
from the receptacle beneath the crank case
i’. In a motor vehicle. the combination of
tilator shaft con'iniunicating with said aper
ture and extending upwardly into the hood
and having its i'lischargc end directed rear
consumed in use. it can be conveniently re
placed from time to time by mcrcl)v folding wardly in the path of the draft created by
back the hood 16 and using the ventilator the fan, and means interposed in the path of 75
shaft as a filler tube, the oil passing through the gases discharged through said aperture
the strainer 23. The pump forces the oil for separating the oil therefrom.
into the ?ltering and cooling tank 58, whence a hood. an engine in said hood, said engine
it is forced by the same pump through the
pipe 59 into the various coml'iartn'ients of
the crank case. The quantity of oil in the
cil receptacle can be conveniently ascer
being provided with a crank case having an 80
aperture in the 7all thereof, means for cre
ating a draft through said hood, and a con
duit communicating with said aperture and
tained, either by inspection of the sight extending into the hood and having its dis
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gage 14 or of the gage 74, which is carried
by the tank .18.
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Having thus described invinventiomwhat
I claim is:
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charge end in the path of the draft in said
hood.
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8. In a motor vehicle, the combination of
a hood, an engine in said hood, said engine
l. The combination, with an engine crank having a crank case provided with an aper
25 case having an aperture therein, of a ven
tilator shaft eoi'nmimicating with said apcr
ture, and means. interposed in the path of
the. gases flowing from said aperture. for
separating the oil from such gases.
2. The combination. with an engine crank
case having an aperture therein. of a ven
ture in the side wall thereof, a ventilator 90
shaft connnnnicating with said aperture and
projecting upwardly therefrom and having
its outlet end directed rearwardlv, a fan in
front of said engine arranged to circulate
air through said hood and past the discharge
outlet of the ventilator shaft, and a device
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tilator shaft comn'iunicating with and re ; arranged in the .path of the‘ gases flowing
ceiving the gases discharged through said
aperture.
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40
3. The combination, with a crank case
having an aperture therein, of an oil re
ceptacle below said aperture. a housing com~
through the .ventilator shaft and arranged to
recover oil contained in said gases.
9. in a motor vehicle. the combination of 100
a hood, an engine-in said hood, said engine
having a crank case provided with an apcr~
numicating with said aperture and provided ture in the side wall thereof, a conduit com
with a, discharge outlet, :1 separating device municating with said aperture and project
interposed between the said aperture and’ ing therefrom and having its outlet end dil
the said outlet, and means for discharging rected rearwardly, and a. fan arranged to
the oil collected by said device into the re circulate air through said hood from front
ceptacle at. a ‘point outside the path of the to rear and past the discharge outlet of the
gases discharged through said aperture.
conduit.
4., The combination, with a crank case
having an aperture in the wall thereof, of a
housing inclosiug said aperture and having
a, discharge outlet. an oil receptacle located
below the aperture, a separating device in
10. In a motor vehicle. the combination of 110
a hood, an engine in said hood, a fan in said
hood in front of said engine, a crank case
for said engine, said case having an aperture
in the. wall thereof, and a ventilator shaft
the path of travel of the gases discharged receiving the gases ?owing through said
through said aperture and adapted to sep~ aperture, said ventilator shaft extending up
arate the oil therefrom. and a discharge
'ardl_v into the hood and having the dis
pipe communicating with said device and charge end directed away from said fan
discharging into said receptacle, the dis and in the path of the draft created by said
charge cod of said pipe being below the fan.
path of travel of the, gases.
11. In a motor vehicle. the combination of
5. The combination, with a crank ease
60
‘having an aperture in the wall thereof, of
an oil separating device interposed in the
path of the gases ?owing through said ap
i'rturc, said device being secured to the up
per wall of the aperture and extending
downwardly therefrom and provided at its
lower end with a trough, and a drain pipe
connected with said trough.
105
115
120
an engine, a crank case for said engine, said
case having an aperture in the. wall thereof.
a. ventilator shaft receiving the gases flow;
ing through said aperture, and means for
producing an aspirating effect upon the dis
charge outlet of said shaft.
125
12. The combination, with a crank case,
of an overflow receptacle communicating
with said case above the bottom thereof, a. 130
“21,8313 ,ses
rhousing communicating with. said
3
;, semi, a float in the housing having a slem
Jog upwardly through said seat and
pipe.
we, a pump in the housing, and
a. ?ltering tank, a pump in said housing for
forcing oil therefrom in'l'o slaii'l. tank,
extending ‘from saix'l tan
to the cyanli cal :
and an indicator niounieé. in
show
?ow receptacle.
the level. of oil therein
insane; for supplying oil ‘5mm said pump to
,
i ' ‘housing to
ihe czanl;
‘
xiv: comhinalion, with a crank case
in
70
‘having: an aperture in the Wall thereof, of
13. The combination, with a crank sass,
‘4 1.02" shaft communicatin
with said
of an over?ow receptacle communicating aperture and havii'ig a rearwar ly directed
discharge outlet, said outlet being movahly
housing communicating with said receplacle, cszmeo‘lcd to the shaft, a strainer adjacent 75
10 with said case above the hoiton: thereof, a
a ?ltering tank, a pump in said housing for
forcing oil therefrom into said tank, a pipe
extending from said tank to the. crank case,
15 the crank
being provided with an on‘;
let aperture above ‘the level of oil maintained
in the bottom portion of the case, a ventila
tor shaft projecting from said housingk a
oil from said receptacle to the crank case.
‘>0 posed between said apcrmi'e and the inn
; JilF‘Qf
to the upper end of said shaftv and ex
tending thereacross, a receptacl for oil be
neaih said shaft, and means for supplying
80
38. The combination, with a crank case
‘having an aperture in the wall th'efebf, of a.
ventilator shaft communicating with said
separaiing oevice in said housing and inien apcs'iuvs and having a discharge outlet pro
Hilflflfi therefrom, and means 85
iilator shall? mill arrangei'l to discharge his
iqi'iug the oil from the gases flow
float
oil deposited
in said housing,
thereon a into
siein sai-fl
car ‘ied
housing,
by said ou'ilca ngh said apem‘uro to the ventilator
?oat and proieciing through the vwiiiabos,
25 and
sight _
9
oombiva‘i?i-zm, with a crank case
L5 an overflow opening above the bot 90
tom ll'zei'euf and an aperture above said
opening, 0% a rec-epllicle for the oil over
carrh i by said shah: and
into which said sicm projects.
14. The z'onihina‘iion, wish
crank case,
of a recepl‘aole oounnunica'ilng with said
case, a housing ‘projecting: from the crank
30 case and conmuanioaiiug ‘viii/i saizl rcccpia-—
618, a tank, a, pump in said housing for
forcing oil therefrom im‘go said iank, a pipe“
extending from 5' id i'ecepia" lo the crank
case, the crank (f“$o heins"
35 up,
a,
?owing i'hrough .id ‘opening, a housing
cmumunics-?ing' will: said receptacle and
said aperture and having ventilator shaft
~iectingr upwariily therefrom, said shaft
,_,
shafl'.
.
from
housing, anal a
said
z'aimgz device in said
ihe %" wk case
arranges
iheleon inio
100
24‘). The combination, with a ei’ank case
having an oil (Juliet and a
exhaust aper
housing and in‘iei-oi'iseil he vcen said apes
lure and the
al'oz'
44) lo discharge ihc oil do, >
said ho:
éischzu-ge outlet, 2. s?rainer in said
nla pump counseled with said hous
ing am arranged to supply oil therefrom to
‘iiiilcil Wiih an
to the receptacle,
ventilator
95
tm’c, of a receplacle below said outlet. and
having ven‘i'ilah'n' shaft projecting there
from, "ci shaft having discharge elbow
105
pivolally connected iihez’ei/oyand a strainer
in the said venéilaloi' shaft below said
c, c-i'inzhinalion, with a crank case
45 through said outiet, an mlilh‘?i‘dly §n‘o_§ect—
inn lmusm
hv the >
an apei‘mz‘e in the Wall ihereof, of a 110
.nnriuit i ;
?owing through
wk '
communicatmg with
,i'éui'e and coznmur ‘sting? tl'iez'ewith,
means: whereby
,1, rating effect is
proi‘laanl '
5-0 and projecting now
,1)‘ ihcrelron'i, paling";
'
said consl ‘' .
mechanism in ‘ll e laswmentioi :(l housing. a
‘ lo iihe outlet end of
'
housing, a pump shaft ext-smiling ilarousfh
'ne cmnliinalion, wii'h a crank case
in aperture in the wall thereof, of a
'
f'?l'?iili‘u’ili'zlilllg with said aperture
the first memioneii musing, and means 101‘
and adapted {0 receive the. gases therefrom,
22.
pipe communimting with iihe lashmcntioneci
55 operating saicl shaft.
115
'
means for croaiing' an aspirailing effect; in
proximitv lo the discharge, outlet of said
having an 0nd (I and having an aperture conduit, and means interposed in the path of
above such or ii, of a receptacle arranged travel 0:‘5 the {1a. and adapted to separate
to receive the oil ?owing: through said out particles of oil suspeniied therein and to
.(liwharge the oil thus separated out of the
60 let and liming a housing projecting later’ 1
path of movement of the gases. '
veniilalor
therefrom shaft
and inclosing
communicating
said a} witl
72?». A cranizycasc comprising an upper
120
16. The combination, with a crank case
housing‘! and i "' en inn; upwardly iher fro
aml a lower section, hhe lower section hav
such aha c 1;
;
66 ‘non forum Y ._
j
l
a
125
an poi'izion provided with an
Ming adapled to maintain a 130
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1,071,068
here! 05 oil therein and an aperture above
25. The combination, with an engine
said (wooing, n sciiinn'nt receptacle com-e crank
case having a breather aperture there
ea
mnnicnting with the lower portion of such in, of :1V housing inciosing said aperture, and
bottom, UH oil rcrephmie carried by the means within said housirg-and in Ethd'path
fewer MEUiiHH, a housing also carried by the of gases escaping through said aperture for
hm r!‘ ?cciion and inclosing the said aperture separating the oil from such gases.
:md ronmnmicating with the receptacle, said
26. The combination, with an engine
housing having a discharge outlet in its crank
case having a breather aperture. there
upper portion, a ventilator shaft carried by in, of a receptacle below said aperture, and
the upper section and communicating with an oil separating device in the path of the
the housing, a pump carried by said hous gases escaping through said aperture and
ing and adapted to supply oil therefrom to arranged to discharge the oil separated from
the crank case, and an oil separator in said said gases into the receptacle.
housing and arranged to separate oil sus
In testimony whereo?I herenntoia?ix my
pended in the gases discharged through the signature
in the presence of two witnesses.
aperture and to discharge the oil so sepa
rated into the housing at a point below the
path of travel of the.
-H. F. MARANVILLE.
.
24. The combination, with an engine
crank case having a breather aperture, of
means for producing an aspirating effect
upon said aperture.
‘Witnesses:
Y
J. B. HULL,
BRENNAN B. VVEs'r.
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