Oil reclaimer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
An apparatus for removing impurities from lubricating oil, comprising, a container having upper and lower ends, said container having an oil inlet opening formed in its lower end for receiving the oil, a filter material in the lower end of said container, a redistribution plate means within said container above said filter material, an evaporator plate means within said container above said redistribution plate means and having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said container to define a vaporization chamber thereabove, said evaporator plate means having upper and lower ends, said redistribution plate means having oil redistribution means on the lower end for causing the oil adjacent thereto to be moved towards the center of said redistribution plate means, and thence upwardly through a central opening formed therein, said evaporator plate means having a central opening formed therein extending between its upper and lower ends whereby the oil moved to the center of the lower end of said redistribution plate means will pass upwardly through said central opening of said evaporator plate means, said evaporator plate means having a plurality of annular concentric tiers provided on its upper end whereby the oil passing through the upper end of said central opening of said evaporator plate means will flow downwardly and outwardly over said concentric tiers, a ring-shaped heating element positioned in said container and extending around the upper end of said evaporator plate means at the periphery thereof for heating the oil passing downwardly over said concentric tiers, a cover means extending over the upper end of said container, and means for conducting oil from the upper ends of said container, said oil redistribution means comprising a plurality of concentric grooves formed in the lower end of said redistribution plate means and a plurality of radially extending grooves formed in the lower end of said redistribution plate means which communicate with said concentric grooves and which extend from the outermost concentric groove to the center of said redistribution plate means for communication with said central opening in said redistribution plate means