Vehicle with integrated turbocharger oil control restriction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10174650-B2
Application number	US-201414549630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2014
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle incorporates a turbocharged internal combustion engine and a crankcase ventilation system. That crankcase ventilation system includes a first vent line connecting a cam cover at a first spigot to an air inlet duct at a second spigot. In addition the system includes a second vent line connected between the crankcase and the intake manifold of the engine. A one-way valve is provided in the second vent line. A restriction is integrated into either the first spigot, the second spigot or a quick connect that connects the first vent line to the first or second spigot.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A ventilation system for a crankcase of a turbocharged internal combustion engine, comprising:
a first vent line connecting a cam cover at a first spigot to an air intake duct of the engine at a second spigot;
a second vent line connecting a crankcase and an intake manifold of said engine;
a one-way valve in communication with said second vent line allowing air to flow toward said intake manifold from said crankcase; and
a restriction being a short connect integrated into an end of one of said first spigot and said second spigot and connecting said first vent line to one of said cam cover at said first spigot and said air intake duct at said second spigot at another end to reduce air flow through said first vent line during operation of said engine, wherein the restriction has a first diameter and each of said first and second spigots have a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.

2. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein said restriction is integrated into said first spigot.

3. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein said restriction is integrated into said second spigot.

4. A method of ventilating a crankcase of a turbocharged internal combustion engine including a restriction which is a short connect having a diameter being smaller than a diameter of each of a first spigot and a second spigot, comprising:
connecting said first spigot at a cam cover to said second spigot at an air intake duct of the turbocharged internal combustion engine with a first vent line;
connecting the crankcase to an air intake manifold of said turbocharged internal combustion engine with a second vent line;
providing a one-way valve in said second vent line;
integrating the restriction into an end of said each of said first spigot and said second spigot; and
reducing air flow through said first vent line during operation of said turbocharged internal combustion engine via said restriction connecting said first vent line to each of said cam cover at said first spigot and said air intake duct at said second spigot at another end.

5. A vehicle, comprising:
an internal combustion engine including an air inlet duct, an intake manifold, a cam cover and a crankcase;
a turbocharger compressor having an inlet connected to said air inlet duct and an outlet connected to said intake manifold;
a first vent line connected to said cam cover at a first spigot and said air inlet duct at a second spigot;
a second vent line connected between said crankcase and said intake manifold;
a one-way valve in communication with said second vent line allowing air to flow toward said intake manifold from said crankcase; and
a restriction being a short connect integrated into an end of one of said first spigot and said second spigot and connecting said first vent line to one of said cam cover at said first spigot and said air inlet duct at said second spigot at another end to reduce air flow through said first vent line during operation of said engine, wherein the restriction has a first diameter and each of said first and second spigots have a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , further including a first oil separator in said cam cover.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , further including a second oil separator in said crankcase.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein said one-way valve is a check valve.

9. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein said restriction is integrated into said first spigot.

10. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein said restriction is integrated into said second spigot.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Newman Christopher William
• Strand Timothy Andrew

Classifications

• F02B37/00

  Engines characterised by provision of pumps driven at least for part of the time by exhaust · CPC title

• F01M13/021 Primary

  of negative pressure · CPC title

• F02M25/06

  adding lubricant vapours · CPC title

• Y02T10/121

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y02T10/144

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic