Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid conditioning module
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Application No.: US14980318Application Date: 2015-12-28
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Publication No.: US10208727B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Andrew O. Marrack , Scott F. Shafer , Martin A. Lehman , Kenneth C. Adams
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Main IPC: F02M37/00
- IPC: F02M37/00 ; F02M37/18 ; F02M63/02 ; F02M37/22 ; F04D13/12 ; F04D13/14 ; F04D15/00 ; F04B23/10 ; F04B23/14 ; F04C11/00 ; F04C14/24

Abstract:
A fluid conditioning module having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet is provided. The fluid conditioning module includes a first pump element, a second pump element, a pressure regulator, a controller, and a prime mover to impart rotational motion in the first and second pump elements. A first pump inlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A filter inlet is in fluid communication with a first pump outlet and a second pump outlet, and a filter outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. A pressure regulator inlet and a pressure regulator outlet are in fluid communication with the filter outlet and a recirculation conduit, respectively. The control valve has a first position and a second position, which allows fluid flow through the recirculation conduit. The controller adjusts operation of one or more of the prime mover and the control valve based upon a predetermined parameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170184110A1 FLUID CONDITIONING MODULE Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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