An oil separator provided with a housing with an inlet for an oil-gas mixture and which defines a space that is closed off by means of a lid, whereby a screen is provided in the aforementioned space in which a filter element is affixed and a pipe or collector that connects the interior of the filter element to an outlet in the housing for purified gas, whereby the oil separator is provided with a drainage line for the removal of the oil that has been filtered out, wherein the drainage line ensures the removal of the oil that has been filtered out from the underside of the filter element directly to an outlet for oil in the housing.

An oil separator provided with a housing with an inlet for an oil-gas mixture and which defines a space that is closed off by means of a lid, whereby a screen is provided in the aforementioned space in which a filter element is affixed and a pipe or collector that connects the interior of the filter element to an outlet in the housing for purified gas, whereby the oil separator is provided with a drainage line for the removal of the oil that has been filtered out, wherein the drainage line ensures the removal of the oil that has been filtered out from the underside of the filter element directly to an outlet for oil in the housing.

A rechargeable battery assembly for a vehicle has a metal-air rechargeable battery and a filter device to condition inlet air supplied to the metal-air rechargeable battery such that the inlet air exhibits predetermined inlet air values. The filter device has one or more filter elements, one or more sensor devices that determine at least one inlet air parameter, and one or more valve devices. A control system is coupled to the sensor devices so as to receive sensor signals for the at least one inlet air parameter and is coupled to the valve devices. The control system adjusts, depending on the received sensor signals, the valve devices in order to control the predetermined inlet air value in that the inlet air is guided through the filter elements; is guided past the filter elements; or is guided to an air outlet for regenerating the filter elements.

A rechargeable battery assembly for a vehicle has a metal-air rechargeable battery and a filter device to condition inlet air supplied to the metal-air rechargeable battery such that the inlet air exhibits predetermined inlet air values. The filter device has one or more filter elements, one or more sensor devices that determine at least one inlet air parameter, and one or more valve devices. A control system is coupled to the sensor devices so as to receive sensor signals for the at least one inlet air parameter and is coupled to the valve devices. The control system adjusts, depending on the received sensor signals, the valve devices in order to control the predetermined inlet air value in that the inlet air is guided through the filter elements; is guided past the filter elements; or is guided to an air outlet for regenerating the filter elements.

An air filter device for filtering the intake air of a combustion engine of a hand-held small tool, in particular an angle grinder, with a pre-filter stage having at least one cyclone air filter and with a main filter stage arranged downstream, having a permeable filter body, characterized in that a pre-separation device for pre-separating contaminations in the intake air is installed upstream of the intake air in front of the cyclone air filter, wherein the pre-separation device is configured in such a way that separated contaminations can be removed from the outside of the small tool.

An air filter device for filtering the intake air of a combustion engine of a hand-held small tool, in particular an angle grinder, with a pre-filter stage having at least one cyclone air filter and with a main filter stage arranged downstream, having a permeable filter body, characterized in that a pre-separation device for pre-separating contaminations in the intake air is installed upstream of the intake air in front of the cyclone air filter, wherein the pre-separation device is configured in such a way that separated contaminations can be removed from the outside of the small tool.

Provided is a centrifuge media separator for separating blast particulate from fine particulate carried by air flowing from a blast cabinet and through the media separator. The centrifuge media separator comprises an upper panel, a lower panel, and an outer wall. The upper panel has a central opening formed therein. The outer wall is configured in a truncated logarithmic shape and which extends between the upper and lower panels. The outer wall has at least one particulate escape aperture formed therein. The upper panel, lower panel and outer wall collectively define a curvilinear air passageway having an inlet and an outlet. An air foil extends from the outer wall in to the air passageway. The distance than the air foil extends in to the air passageway is adjustable. The inlet is configured to allow a flow of air to enter the air passageway and circulate therethrough toward the outlet. The escape aperture is configured to exhaust the blast particulate out of the passageway. The central opening is configured to exhaust the fine particulate out of the passageway.

Provided is a centrifuge media separator for separating blast particulate from fine particulate carried by air flowing from a blast cabinet and through the media separator. The centrifuge media separator comprises an upper panel, a lower panel, and an outer wall. The upper panel has a central opening formed therein. The outer wall is configured in a truncated logarithmic shape and which extends between the upper and lower panels. The outer wall has at least one particulate escape aperture formed therein. The upper panel, lower panel and outer wall collectively define a curvilinear air passageway having an inlet and an outlet. An air foil extends from the outer wall in to the air passageway. The distance than the air foil extends in to the air passageway is adjustable. The inlet is configured to allow a flow of air to enter the air passageway and circulate therethrough toward the outlet. The escape aperture is configured to exhaust the blast particulate out of the passageway. The central opening is configured to exhaust the fine particulate out of the passageway.

The present invention provides an improved dust control system for removing debris and particulate matter from a fouled air stream. The system may be incorporated into crop harvesting equipment to eliminate the dust pollution generated by conventional harvesting equipment. The dust control system may use a multi-stage air filtering process that employs inertial separation techniques to eliminate particulate matter from the fouled air, without the need for water or electrostatic mechanisms to capture the fine particulates in the fouled air.

The present invention provides an improved dust control system for removing debris and particulate matter from a fouled air stream. The system may be incorporated into crop harvesting equipment to eliminate the dust pollution generated by conventional harvesting equipment. The dust control system may use a multi-stage air filtering process that employs inertial separation techniques to eliminate particulate matter from the fouled air, without the need for water or electrostatic mechanisms to capture the fine particulates in the fouled air.