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Oil pan

US8011340B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

7References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Wolf-Dietrich Bicker · Trebur, DE
Peter Eichert · Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2008
Grant date	Sep 6, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

An oil pan is provided for an internal combustion engine. The oil pan includes, but is not limited to a base part configured to form an oil sump and a suction channel that opens into the oil sump through an opening. The oil pan also includes, but is not limited to a nose in a region of the opening for at least partly covering a cross section of the suction channel in a horizontal direction of flow.

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