Oil pan
US8201578B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86348
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An oil pan includes a bottom portion, a side wall portion standing upward form an edge portion of the bottom portion, a cylindrical lubricating oil amount adjusting wall structure standing upward from substantially the central portion of the bottom portion and formed, to an inner peripheral portion thereof, with a lubricating oil amount adjusting passage which communicates with an external portion, the lubricating oil amount adjusting wall having a lubricating oil drain port formed to a lower portion thereof, a cylindrical lubricating oil adjusting plug assembled detachably to the lubricating oil amount adjusting passage so that the lubricating oil adjusting plug closes the lubricating oil drain port, the lubricating oil amount adjusting plug being formed with a communication port communicating with the lubricating oil amount adjusting passage, and a drain plug fitted detachably to the communication port.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.