US 12,129,872 B2
Apparatuses and methods for de-aeration of a liquid
Rahul Singh, Pune (IN); Sumit Sunil Kamat, Pune (IN); Daniel C. Jordan, Ames, IA (US); and Sourabh Mukhopadhyay, Asansol (IN)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/145,528.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220983 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. F15B 1/26 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 19/02 (2006.01); F15B 21/04 (2019.01); F15B 21/044 (2019.01)
CPC F15B 1/26 (2013.01) [B01D 19/0042 (2013.01); B01D 19/02 (2013.01); F15B 21/044 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reservoir for a hydraulic system, the reservoir comprising:
a housing comprising a floor and defining a first cavity;
a baffle disposed in the first cavity and dividing the first cavity into a first portion and a second portion, the baffle and the floor defining an acute angle;
an inlet conduit extending into the first portion of the first cavity, the inlet comprising:
a first end; and
a first longitudinal axis;
a diffusion chamber formed within the first cavity, the diffusion chamber comprising:
a cylindrical wall disposed within the first cavity and defining, at least partially, a second cavity, the first end of the inlet conduit extending into the second cavity of the diffusion chamber, the cylindrical wall defining a second longitudinal axis, an end of the cylindrical wall abutting the baffle, the second longitudinal axis and the baffle defining an oblique angle; and
a first plurality of apertures formed in a portion of the wall of the diffusion chamber, the portion of the wall extending along less than an entire perimeter of the wall; and
an outlet in fluid communication with the second portion of the first cavity,
wherein the baffle comprises:
a first portion extending in a first direction from the diffusion chamber;
a second portion extending in a second direction from the diffusion chamber, the first plurality of apertures open towards the first portion of the baffle; and
a second plurality of apertures formed in the second portion of the baffle, the second plurality of apertures providing fluid communication between the first portion of the first cavity and the second portion of the first cavity.