Patent · US Expired

Oil-pump drive for an internal-combustion engine

US6494177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

Klaus Fuoss · Neckarsulm, DE
Stefan Fegg · Ditzingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2001
Grant date	Dec 17, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01M2001/0269
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An oil-pump drive for an internal-combustion engine, in particular for a motorcycle. The drive includes an oil pump, in the housing of which is arranged at least one rotor member for supplying a volumetric flow of oil, wherein the rotor is driven via the crankshaft of the internal-combustion engine. It is proposed that the rotor of the oil pump is connected to a shaft driven directly by the crankshaft. In this way, the oil pump is directly driven in a simple manner.

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