Reservoir for reducing aeration of a fluid

1. A fluid reservoir comprising:

a housing defining a chamber for retaining a fluid;

a nozzle for receiving the fluid and directing the fluid toward the chamber, the nozzle having:

a disk-shaped mounting portion securing the nozzle onto the housing;

a downwardly extending portion having a fluid passage therein, the downwardly extending portion extending through the mounting portion, the downwardly extending portion having a first end positioned external to the housing and an opposing second end at an interior of the housing; and

a cup at least partially disposed in the chamber, the cup defining an interior volume in fluid communication with the nozzle for directly receiving the fluid from the nozzle, the cup defines at least one fluid path between the interior volume and the chamber;

wherein the cup includes a closed bottom and the at least one fluid path is above the bottom;

wherein the housing has an opening and the cup has a generally cylindrical sidewall sized to pass through the opening, the cup further including a retaining portion proximate an upper end thereof sized to prevent passage of the upper end through the opening;

wherein the generally cylindrical sidewall closes against the closed bottom and extends between the closed bottom and the retaining portion of the cup;

wherein the interior volume of the cup receives the fluid from the nozzle, the closed bottom and sidewall holding a pool of fluid in the cup;

wherein the at least one fluid path is at least one window arranged in the generally cylindrical sidewall of the cup through which the fluid exits the cup;

wherein the second end of the downwardly extending portion of the nozzle is positioned into the pool of fluid below the at least one window of the cup.

2. The fluid reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the at least one window is arranged proximate an upper end of the cup.

3. The fluid reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle and the fluid cup cooperate to route fluid from the nozzle, down into the cup, up from a lowermost portion of the nozzle and through the at least one fluid path to the chamber.

4. The fluid reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle and the fluid cup cooperate to reduce aeration of the fluid entering the chamber.

5. The fluid reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes one of a circumferential flange and a circumferential groove and the nozzle includes the other of the circumferential flange and circumferential groove, the circumferential flange receiving the circumferential groove.

6. The fluid reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is spin welded to the housing.

7. A fluid reservoir comprising:

a housing defining a chamber for retaining a fluid, the housing having an opening;

a nozzle including a mounting portion secured to the housing and an extending portion extending from the mounting portion, the nozzle having:

a disk-shaped mounting portion securing the nozzle onto the housing;

an downwardly extending portion having a fluid passage therein, the downwardly extending portion extending through the mounting portion, the downwardly extending portion having a first end positioned external to the housing and an opposing second end at an interior of the housing; and

a cup at least partially disposed in the chamber such that the extending portion of the nozzle extends into an interior volume of the cup, the cup defining at least one fluid path between the interior volume and the chamber;

wherein the cup includes a closed bottom and the at least one fluid path is above the bottom;

wherein the housing has an opening and the cup has a generally cylindrical sidewall sized to pass through the opening, the cup further including a circumferentially extending flange arranged at an upper end of the cup, the circumferentially extending flange having diameter greater than a diameter of the opening;

wherein the generally cylindrical sidewall closes against the closed bottom and extends between the closed bottom and the circumferentially extending flange;

wherein the interior volume of the cup receives the fluid from the nozzle, the closed bottom and sidewall holding a pool of fluid in the cup;

wherein the at least one fluid path is at least one window arranged in the generally cylindrical sidewall of the cup proximate an upper end of the cup;

wherein the second of the downwardly extending portion of the nozzle is positioned into the pool of fluid and arranged below the at least one window.

8. The fluid reservoir of claim 7 , wherein the at least one window is arranged proximate an upper end of the cup.

9. The fluid reservoir of claim 7 , wherein the nozzle and the fluid cup cooperate to route fluid from the nozzle, down into the cup, up from a lowermost portion of the nozzle and through the at least one fluid path to the chamber.

10. The fluid reservoir of claim 7 , wherein the nozzle and the fluid cup cooperate to reduce aeration of the fluid entering the chamber.

11. The fluid reservoir of claim 7 , wherein the housing includes one of a circumferential flange and a circumferential groove and the nozzle includes the other of the circumferential flange and circumferential groove, the circumferential flange receiving the circumferential groove.

12. A method of manufacturing a fluid reservoir for reducing aeration of a fluid, the method comprising:

providing a housing having an opening and defining a chamber for retaining a fluid;

providing a cup having a closed bottom and a lower end of a generally cylindrical sidewall closing against the closed bottom, the cup including a retaining portion arranged at an upper end of the cup and a window and a path for fluid exiting the cup, the window arranged proximate to the upper end of the cup;

inserting at least a portion of the cup through the opening and into the chamber, the cup defining at least one fluid path between an interior volume of the cup and the chamber; and

securing a nozzle to the housing such that the cup is captured between the housing and the nozzle and such that the nozzle extends into the cup to a position below the window and above the closed bottom of the cup,

wherein a fluid passage of the nozzle is increases in cross-section towards the closed bottom of the cup, the increasing cross-section reducing velocity of fluid entering the pool of fluid in the cup.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein securing the nozzle to the housing includes spin welding the nozzle to the housing.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the housing includes one of a circumferential flange and a circumferential groove and the mounting portion of the nozzle includes the other of the circumferential flange and circumferential groove, the circumferential flange receiving the circumferential groove.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein a fluid path is established that routes fluid from the nozzle, down into the cup, up from a lowermost portion of the nozzle and through the at least one fluid path to the chamber.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the housing has an opening and the generally cylindrical sidewall is sized to pass through the opening, the retaining portion sized to prevent passage of the upper end through the opening.