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Oil circulator apparatus

US11846214B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2022
Grant dateDec 19, 2023
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01M2011/007
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An oil circulator apparatus (5) includes: a crankcase (7) in which a movable portion is stored; an oil flow path (15) that is provided on the crankcase (7) and guides oil to the movable portion; an oil pump that delivers the oil to the movable portion via the oil flow path (15); a main gallery (19) that is provided in a middle of the oil flow path (15) and is formed along an upward-downward direction; an oil filter (22) that is provided in a middle of the main gallery (19) and filters the oil which flows through the main gallery (19); and an oil discharge port (33) that is provided in the main gallery (19) at a further downstream side in a flow direction of the oil than the oil filter (22) and causes the main gallery (19) to be in communication with an inside of the crankcase (7).

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