Abstract: An automotive oil cooler used in combination with an oil filter. The oil cooler is comprised of a heat exchange element which is constructed of a plurality of heat transmission plates. The heat transmission plates are piled up one upon another and fixedly secured by brazing in such a manner as to define oil and water flowing spaces on the opposite sides of each heat transmission plate. Oil and water flow through the oil and water flowing spaces, respectively. The heat exchange element is formed with a plurality of oil supply passages through which oil is supplied to the oil filter, an oil inflow passage communicating with the oil flowing space to receive oil from the oil filter, an oil outflow passage communicating with the oil flowing space to receive oil from the oil flowing space, a water inflow passage communicating with the water flowing passage, and a water outflow passage communicating with the water flowing space to receive water from the water flowing space.

Abstract: A gas flow rate control system for controlling the flow rate of blow-by gas to be recirculated back to the combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine. The gas flow rate control system comprises a PCV valve disposed in a gas flow passage through which blow-by gas flows in the direction of the engine combustion chamber. A bypass passage is formed in such a manner as to connect the upstream side and the downstream side of the flow control section of the control valve in the gas flow passage. A bypass control valve is disposed in the bypass passage to control the flow of blow-by gas through the bypass passage in response to an engine operating parameter such as intake manifold vacuum, thereby compensating the control characteristics of the PCV valve in order to achieve precise control of the amount of recirculated blow-by gas in accordance with engine operating conditions.

Abstract: A precision filter for accomplishing filtering of precision of submicron order. A filter element of the filter consists of a plurality of superposed disc-shaped annular support members for filter membranes. Each support member has a radially outwardly extending intermediate section located between an annular boss section and an outer frame section. The intermediate section is formed on its upper and lower sides with a plurality of gently winding elongate ridges and largely winding elongate ridges. Each largely winding elongate ridge extends from the boss section to the outer frame section, but each gently winding elongate ridge located between the two largely winding elongate ridges is separate from the boss section thereby to form two elongate winding grooves which are joined and continuous to a central opening of the boss section.

Abstract: A roll-over valve includes a valve body wherein a raised seat portion which a position sensitive ball rests on is disposed below an inlet opening via which fuel vapors enter into the valve body chamber. A ball follower has a top member disposed below the inlet opening and adapted to close the inlet upon being moved toward the inlet by the ball.

Abstract: An air filter element consists of an annularly arranged pleated filter medium having a plurality of radially extending pleats. Two sides or legs of each pleat are bonded to each other at the outer peripheral side to form an outer bonded section while one sides or legs of the adjacent pleats are bonded to each other at the inner peripheral side to form an inner bonded section, thereby forming a fluid path extending between the adjacent pleats along the length of each pleat. Additionally, outer and inner resilient seal members are so provided that a part of each outer bonded section is embedded in the outer seal member while a part of each inner bonded section is embedded in the inner sealing member.

Abstract: A heat exchange element of a plate type heat exchanger consists of a plurality of heat transmission plates having an equivalent shape. Each heat transmission plate is formed with flanged through-holes and openings so that each flanged through-hole and each opening are alternately located and separate from each other by a predetermined peripheral distance along a circle of the heat transmission plate. The heat transmission plates are disposed one upon another and sealingly secured to each other in such a manner that one of adjacent heat transmission plates is shifted the predetermined peripheral distance along the circle relative to the other heat transmission plate, thereby enabling to produce the heat exchanger heat exchange element by using only the heat transmission plates of the equivalent shape.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between engine lubricating oil and engine coolant comprises a heat exchange element made up of a plurality of stacked and spaced plate type heat exchange units. The heat exchange units are provided with successive flow openings through which the oil introduced from an inlet opening flows. A bypass valve is provided to control the flow of the oil passing through a bypass opening which is in communication with the flow openings of the heat exchange units. The bypass valve is of the oil temperature responsive type and adapted to open the bypass opening at oil temperatures below a predetermined level, thereby bypassing much of the oil in the heat exchange units when oil temperature is so low that cooling of the oil is unnecessary.

Abstract: A plate type heat exchanger consists of a plurality of heat transmission plates which are piled up and secured to each other. Side wall members are interposed between the adjacent heat transmission plates, so that multiple stages of spaces are formed in the heat exchanger. Additionally, separator wall members are interposed between the adjacent heat transmission plates in such a manner that two fluid paths are defined in alternate stages of the spaces. The side wall members and the separator members are formed of rod material, thereby rendering the heat exchanger light in weight while lowering the production cost of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An oil separator element is housed in a casing of an oil separator and consists of alternatively aligned perforated plates and plate type filter members. Adjacent perforated plates are respectively formed with perforated sections which are located opposite to each other relative to an imaginery vertical plane containing a casing longitudinal axis. A space between neighboring perforated plate and filter member is larger on the downstream side than that on the upstream side. Additionally, each filter member is formed of a three dimensional porous material having an inner structure by which oil mist can effectively coalesce.

Abstract: An electrically operated oil level gauge is composed of a flexible elongate bar whose one end section is provided with an oil level sensing element such as a thermistor. Additionally, a flexible elongate printed-wiring film is adhered on the surface of the flexible elongate bar so as to electrically connect the sensing element with a lead wire through which an electric current is supplied to the sensing element, thereby rendering the oil level gauge axially flexible while effectively preventing lead wire troubles.

Abstract: A muffler for internal combustion engine houses a catalyst for exhaust gas purification and is provided with an exhaust gas inlet pipe through which exhaust gas from the engine is fed to the upstream side of the catalyst. The exhaust gas inlet pipe includes an inlet pipe section provided therein with a venturi section through which atmospheric air as secondary air is inducted into the exhaust gas inlet pipe. The inlet pipe section is extended in the direction of exhaust gas flow to form an extension pipe section which has a length of at least two times the inner diameter of the extension pipe section, thereby suppressing cutoff frequency at lower levels.

Abstract: A disc type matrix is constructed by spirally winding as a unit a flat sheet metal strip and a longitudinally corrugated sheet metal strip. The outermost layer of the matrix is formed with the flat sheet metal strip and has, on the circumferential surface thereof, a plurality of recesses for receiving coupling members which are arranged to couple the matrix and a driving ring gear member.