Apparatus for controlling feed of oil discharged from oil pump
US4452188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L1/34
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the feed of the oil discharged from an oil pump in an internal combustion engine having an oil pump which feeds lubricating oil to the engine by an oil delivery pipe and which feeds working oil to a hydraulic actuator for controlling valve timings of the engine by a branch pipe connected to the oil delivery pipe, comprising valve means in said oil delivery pipe downstream of the connection between the oil delivery pipe and the branch pipe, which opens in accordance with the delivery pressure of the discharged oil to control the amount of the lubricating oil flowing therethrough.
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