Oil pan for internal combustion engine
US7171937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16N2039/065
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An oil pan for internal combustion engine which is lightweight and has improved stiffness and vibration suppression, achieved by reducing the number of components. The oil pan includes an upper portion to be attached to the bottom portion of a cylinder block directly or through an adaptor plate and a lower portion provided on the bottom of the upper portion, with a baffle plate formed integrally downward of the upper portion. An oil supplying means which sucks the oil accumulated in the lower portion and supplies the sucked oil to portions of the internal combustion engine is provided.
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