CPC F01M 13/04 (2013.01) [F01M 2013/0438 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A breather for a ventilation system of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a housing forming an inlet, an outlet and an internal manifold in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, wherein at least a first portion of the housing forms a flow passage separate from the internal manifold for receiving a heated fluid that warms the internal manifold and the at least the first portion of the housing;
a baffle positioned in the internal manifold;
a plate positioned in the internal manifold, wherein the plate includes a plurality of apertures; and
a filter media in the internal manifold adjacent the plate; and
wherein at least a majority of the baffle has an orientation that is inclined with respect to a first wall of the housing, and
wherein the orientation of the baffle provides for an increasing cross-sectional area along an initial flow path of a blow-by gas within the internal manifold passing between the first wall and the baffle.
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