Oil pan structure
US8567566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2011/0033
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided, in one aspect of the present description, an oil pan structure attached to a lower portion of an engine for a vehicle. In one example, the oil pan structure comprises has an approximately rectangular bottom wall which accumulates oil continually, a long side wall, and a short side wall, the approximately rectangular bottom wall being surrounded by the long side wall and the short side wall. Further, the bottom wall has a deep bottom section provided approximately in a center of the bottom wall and in a portion where the oil is pumped up, a shallow bottom section which has a depth that is shallower than that of the deep bottom section, and a connecting wall section extending vertically and connecting the deep bottom section with the shallow bottom section, the shallow bottom section being provided on both sides of the deep bottom section.
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