Dual Port Vent Barb with Integrated Oil Baffle

摘要

The present invention provides a dual port barb design with an integrated baffle 1 in order to prevent cross contamination of oil and air. By introducing the integrated baffle for the barb, oil can be poured into the reservoir 2 while maintaining vented air flow exiting the reservoir 3. Air is required to prevent pressure build-up within the reservoir. If the air flow is cutoff during ingestion of oil, then the oil flow will be heavily restricted and increase labor time. The dual port barb may be molded as a single plastic component or brazed as a metallic assembly. Thermal expansion must be considered for a given application, and orientation must be maintained after assembling onto the reservoir. If the reservoir and dual port barb are different materials, then pipe thread shall be used as the interface fastening mechanism 4. If the reservoir and dual port barb are similar materials, then a press-fit fastening mechanism is acceptable. Additional hose attachments or caps can be assembled to the air vent barb 5 and oil inlet barb 6.