Chamber and engine cleaning apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for cleaning chambers such as those of engines and transmissions, the apparatus comprising:
- a reservoira quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid disposed in said reservoir;
first channel means for fluidly connecting said reservoir with a first opening in the chamber;
second channel means for fluidly connecting said reservoir to a second opening in the chamber;
pump means for pumping said synthetic cleaning fluid from said reservoir through said first channel means, into and through the chamber and then back to said reservoir through said second channel means; and
means for injecting lubricant into the chamber.
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Abstract
The invention comprises an apparatus for cleaning chambers such as those of engines and transmissions, including a reservoir, a quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid disposed in the reservoir, a first channel for fluidly connecting the reservoir with a first oil passageway opening in an internal combustion engine, a second channel for fluidly connecting the reservoir to a second oil passageway opening in the internal combustion engine, and a pump for pumping the synthetic cleaning fluid from the reservoir through the first channel and into the engine and then back to the reservoir through the second channel. The invention also comprises a process for cleaning internal combustion engines including the steps of draining the oil from the engine, attaching a first conduit to a first oil passageway opeining in the engine, attaching a second conduit to a second oil passageway opening in the engine, pumping a first quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid through the first conduit and into the engine using a pump, and pumping synthetic cleaning fluid out of the second opening in the engine through the second conduit.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for cleaning chambers such as those of engines and transmissions, the apparatus comprising:
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a reservoir a quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid disposed in said reservoir; first channel means for fluidly connecting said reservoir with a first opening in the chamber; second channel means for fluidly connecting said reservoir to a second opening in the chamber; pump means for pumping said synthetic cleaning fluid from said reservoir through said first channel means, into and through the chamber and then back to said reservoir through said second channel means; and means for injecting lubricant into the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for cleaning chambers such as those of engines and transmissions, the apparatus comprising:
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reservoir means for storing a quantity of cleaning fluid therein; pump means for transporting cleaning fluid from said reservoir means to an inlet of the chamber and for transporting cleaning fluid from an outlet of the chamber to said reservoir means, said pump means including a first inlet port, a first outlet port, a second inlet port, a second outlet port, and a pressure port; an air valve; an inlet valve; an outlet valve; first conduit means for connecting an inlet of said air valve with a source of air pressure; second conduit means for connecting an outlet of said air valve with said pressure port of said pump means to supply pressurized air for driving said pump means; third conduit means for flow communicating an inlet port of said inlet valve with ambient air; fourth conduit means for flow communicating an outlet port of said inlet valve with said first inlet port of the pump means; fifth conduit means for flow communicating said fourth conduit means with said reservoir means; sixth conduit means for flow communicating said first outlet port of said pump means with a first opening the chamber; seventh conduit means for flow communicating a second opening of the chamber with said second inlet of said pump means; eighth conduit means for flow communicating said seventh conduit means with an outlet of said outlet valve; ninth conduit means for flow communicating an inlet opening of said outlet valve with ambient air; tenth conduit means for flow communicating said second outlet of said pump means with said reservoir means; and control means for regulating the positions of said air valve, said inlet valve, and said outlet valve in accordance with a predetermined program. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for cleaning engines comprising the steps of:
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draining the oil from the engine; attaching a first conduit to a first oil passageway opening in the engine; attaching a second conduit to a second oil passageway opening in the engine; pumping a first quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid comprising detergent through said first conduit and into the engine; and pumping said synthetic cleaning fluid out of the engine through said second opening and said second conduit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A process for cleaning an engine, comprising the steps of:
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draining oil from the engine; attaching a first conduit to a first oil passageway opening in the engine; attaching a second conduit to a second oil passageway opening in the engine; conducting a first quantity of synthetic cleaning fluid comprising detergent through said first conduit and into the engine while the engine is in a non-operating state; and conducting said synthetic cleaning fluid out of the engine through said second opening and said conduit.
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