| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 123196000 | Filtering | 32 |
| 20080202465 | INJECTION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine having an injector which functions as a positive displacement pump and dispenses an amount of lubricant fixed for each and every operation of the injector. The fluid dispensed could be a lubricant delivered directly to crankshaft bearings, camshaft bearings, tappets or cylinder sleeve. Alternatively the fluid could be fuel, water or urea delivered to an exhaust system upstream of a catalytic converter. The injector can have a one-way valve with a valve element having a domed or conical surface for directing fluid flow across a sharp edge which induces turbulence in the fluid flow. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080223331 | PITOT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT OIL PUMP - The oil pump comprises an open ended conduit extending from a connecting rod journal to below the surface of oil in a crankcase. The conduit is bent and oriented such that the open end is tangential to the radius of crankshaft rotation and faces in the direction of rotation. Channels in the crankshaft and connecting rod journal provide flow paths between the upper end of the conduit and at least one bearing surface. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080236538 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED OXIDATION, VISCOSITY INCREASE, OIL CONSUMPTION, AND PISTON DEPOSIT CONTROL - An engine oil lubricant composition having improved control of oxidation viscosity, and piston deposits is provided. The composition further exhibits performance on the ASTM Sequence IIIG Test of about 90% or less kinematic viscosity increase at 40° C. and about 5.5 or more merits average weighted piston deposits. The composition meets or exceeds the standards of both the ILSAC GF-4 and the General Motors GM4718M specifications. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080245336 | Lubricating compositions containing ashless catalytic antioxidant additives - The invention comprises lubricating compositions and hydraulic fluids containing N,N′-diaryl-p-phenylene diamine compounds that impart good levels of oxidation inhibition in the lubricants and hydraulic fluids. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080251045 | OIL FEED SYSTEM FOR A HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED CAM PHASER - An internal combustion engine is provided having an engine block defining a pressurized oil source and rotatably supporting a crankshaft. A camshaft is rotatably mounted within the engine block and defines an axially extending cavity. The cavity extends between opposed first and second ends of the camshaft. A cam phaser is mounted to the second end of the camshaft and is operable to vary the timing of the camshaft with respect to the crankshaft in response to pressurized oil. A cover is removably mounted to the engine block and is operable to substantially enclose the first end of the camshaft. The cover at least partially defines a passage in communication with the pressurized oil source and cavity. The passage and the cavity are operable to communicate pressurized oil from the pressurized oil source to the cam phaser to actuate the cam phaser. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080283019 | DILUTION LIMITING DEVICE - An anterior chamber receives a mixture fluid, in which a lubricant oil and a fuel are mixed. A semipermeable separation film is permeable to the fuel component in the anterior chamber and is not permeable to the lubricant oil in the anterior chamber due to a molecular size difference between the lubricant oil and the fuel, so that the semipermeable separation film selectively separates the fuel component from the mixture fluid. A posterior chamber is placed on an opposite side of the semipermeable separation film, which is opposite from the anterior chamber. The posterior chamber receives the separated fuel component, which is separated by the semipermeable separation film. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080283020 | OIL PAN - 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. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080308062 | Variable Displacement Pump - A variable displacement pump includes: a pump section arranged to be driven by an internal combustion engine, and to discharge a lubricant introduced from an induction portion to a plurality of hydraulic chambers, through a discharge portion, by volume variations of the hydraulic chambers; a variable mechanism arranged to move a movable member by using the discharge pressure of the lubricant, and to vary volumes of the hydraulic chambers which are opened to the discharge portion; and an urging section arranged to urge the movable member in a direction to increase quantities of the volume variations of the hydraulic chambers, the urging section having a spring constant which increases as a movement distance of the movable member in a direction to decrease the quantities of the volume variations of the hydraulic chambers increases. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090000592 | Engine pre-lubrication system - A system for pre-lubricating an engine is disclosed. The system has an engine, a first pump driven by the engine to lubricate the engine, and a second pump configured to lubricate the engine. The system also has at least one component driven by the engine and fluidly connected downstream of the second pump and upstream of the engine. The system further has a sensor located at the engine to generate a signal indicative of an engine lubrication status. Starting of the engine is inhibited based on the engine lubrication status. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090071435 | DIESEL ENGINE LUBRICATED WITH FUEL SUCH AS LIGHT OIL - A diesel engine includes a fuel supply passage via which fuel is supplied from a fuel tank to an oil pan through a supply pump, a lubrication-system fuel supply passage via which fuel is supplied from the oil pan to engine parts to be lubricated through a lubricating oil pump, and an injection-system fuel supply passage via which fuel is supplied from the oil pan to an injection system through an injection pump. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090084343 | OIL FLOW PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF CYLINDER BLOCK - Disclosed is oil flow passage formation in a cylinder block | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090090327 | LUBRICATION DEVICE OF FOUR-STROKE ENGINES - A lubricant device of four-stroke engine is provided according to the present invention. The lubricant device is applicable to a four-stroke engine having a cylinder, a crank case, a rocker arm room and a cam room connected to the rocker arm room. The lubricant device mainly has the rocker arm room and the crank case be connected to each other, and the design of alternating oil supply and oil recycling channels enables lubricant mists to cycle from the crank case through the rocker arm room to the cam room, and then be re-absorbed into the crank case, thereby allowing engines to be manipulated at various angles. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090107451 | Engine speed sensitive oil pressure regulator - A pressure regulator for a power source may include a housing in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid line and a reservoir, and a pressure relief valve having an open position that creates a flow path between the pressurized fluid line and the reservoir, and a closed position. The pressure relief valve may open when an opening force exerted by pressurized fluid entering the housing overcomes a closing force acting on the pressure relief valve, allowing pressurized fluid to flow from the pressurized fluid line to the reservoir. The pressure regulator may also include a governor coupled to the pressure relief valve, wherein the governor is configured to regulate the pressure in the pressurized fluid line by selectively adjusting the closing force exerted on the pressure relief valve based on engine speed. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090139482 | OIL PUMP COVER - In oil pump cover for a motor vehicle oil pump is provided that includes, but is not limited to a cover for covering a part of the motor vehicle oil pump. The oil pump cover further includes, but is not limited to an oil suction channel which can be connected to the interior of the motor vehicle oil pump. The oil suction channel is designed in one piece with the cover. The oil suction channel is designed in such a manner that a suction opening for suction of oil in the built-in state is disposed adjacent to a lower base of an oil pan. Manufacture and assembly is simplified through this simplified one-piece structure of the oil pump cover. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090139483 | MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR REDUCING COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS IN A LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubrication system having an oil filter modified to replace or supplement the performance of lubricant additives that may be used within an internal combustion engine to increase the performance of a lubricant. The formulation of the lubricant is changed in accordance with the chemicals placed in the oil filter. For example, when the oil filter contains a strong base, the lubricant concentration of detergent will decrease, in some cases to zero, while the dispersant concentration in the lubricant will increase. The dispersant is the ideal weak base to neutralize combustion acid at the piston ring zone, carry the resultant weak base-combustion acid complex to the strong base in the oil filter, undergo ion exchange with the strong base, immobilize the acid in the oil filter and recycle back to the piston ring zone for reuse as an acid neutralization agent. The reduction or elimination of detergent from the lubricant will reduce the fouling of the emission filter and of deposit formation on engine parts such as the piston. The oil filter may also contain an additive which is slowly released into the lubricant. For example, a ZnDDP anti-wear additive may be slowly released from the oil filter to the lubricant. Because the ZnDDP has low molecular weight alkyl groups it has limited solubility in the lubricant. The rate of release is limited by the equilibrium concentration of the additive in the lubricant. As a result, a relatively constant concentration of the additive may be maintained in the lubricant. The resultant closed system allows the oil drain intervals to be significantly extended. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090194062 | OIL DRAIN PASSAGE STRUCTURE - An oil drain passage that guides, to an oil pan, lubrication oil in a space surrounded by a side wall of an engine block and an inner wall of a chain cover is formed with a partition formed by contacting a rib provided on the inner wall of the chain cover and a rib provided on the side wall of the engine block. An opening is provided in a portion of the partition. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090211552 | DRY SUMP OIL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A dry sump oil tank assembly for a vehicle is provided with a housing defining an internal cavity. The housing is configured with a laterally-extending portion to add lateral volume to the internal cavity and has at least one internal baffle attached to the housing within the internal cavity below the laterally-extending portion and configured to reduce sloshing of oil within the cavity. The dry sump oil tank assembly is particularly useful for high performance applications, such as racing vehicles, and may utilize components from standard vehicle applications, thus maximizing the economies of scale of producing such components and being suited for a vehicle that may be typically used in standard driving conditions, but occasionally subjected to high performance use. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090235895 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - Disclosed is a lubrication structure for an engine comprising pistons | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090272360 | LUBRICATION DEVICE OF FOUR-STROKE ENGINES - A lubricant device of four-stroke engine is provided according to the present invention. The lubricant device is applicable to a four-stroke engine having a cylinder, a crank case, a rocker arm room and a cam room connected to the rocker arm room. The lubricant device mainly has the rocker arm room and the crank case be connected to each other, and the design of alternating oil supply and oil recycling channels enables lubricant mists to cycle from the crank case through the rocker arm room to the cam room, and then be re-absorbed into the crank case, thereby allowing engines to be manipulated at various angles. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090293834 | OIL SUPPLYING APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An oil supplying apparatus includes a first oil path supplying working oil from an outlet port to a portion to be supplied with the working oil, a second oil path supplying the working oil to an oil pressure control valve, a relief oil path, and a valve body oil path. Depending on first, second, third, and fourth ranges of the oil pressure of the working oil in the first oil path, the working oil is supplied to the first oil path, is supplied to the first oil path and to the relief oil path via the valve body oil path, is directly supplied to the first oil path and is supplied to merge into the first oil path via the oil pressure control valve, and is supplied to the first oil path and to the relief oil path via the oil pressure control valve respectively. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100006056 | Lubricating apparatus for a dosing system for cylinder lubrication oil and method for dosing cylinder lubricating oil - There is disclosed a method and a hydraulic lubricating apparatus for dosing cylinder lubricating oil. The dosing system includes a supply line and a return line connected with the lubricating apparatus via each one or more valves for supplying hydraulic oil, a central hydraulic oil feed pump connected with hydraulic cylinders, each having a hydraulic piston and which may be subjected to pressure by hydraulic oil via the supply line, a number of injection units corresponding to a multiple of the cylinder number in the engine and which are connected with each their dosing cylinder with a dosing piston and a supply line for cylinder lubricating oil. In order to provide a system which is reliable and cheap and where there is no risk of disruptions, even if a hydraulic cylinder fails, the lubricating apparatus is designed with a distributor plate which at one side is in contact with the dosing pistons and which at its other side is in contact with two or more hydraulic pistons for displacing the distributor plate for activating the dosing pistons. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100006057 | Oil seal - According to the present invention, a variable compression ratio machine having main bearings mounted in an eccentric carrier or support includes an oil seal located primarily in a main bearing cap for minimizing leakage of pressurized main bearing oil. The seal is located generally in a first main bearing fastener socket or fastener access cutout in order to minimize structurally compromising the bearing cap, and a portion of the fastener socket preferably is used as an oil passageway as well as for wrench access to the fastener. The oil seal and oil circuit of the present invention enable the size of the eccentric support to be minimized while also providing highly effective oil sealing. In more detail, a significant advantage of the present invention is that highly effective oil sealing is attained without compromising the size or structural integrity of the bearing cap. A second significant advantage of the present invention is that it can be manufactured and assembled at low cost. The oil sealing system of the present invention is robust and highly reliable. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100012075 | Wet oil sump for four cycle engine - An oil pump assembly is shown for wet oil sump applications at extreme angles for power sports equipment. The oil pump is comprised of a pump body, an oil pick-up and a driven gear shield, where these components may be integrally formed from die cast aluminum. The pump body includes a rotor body housing a gerotor assembly for pumping. The oil pump is attached to the rear wall of the crankcase and below the crankshaft, and is driven by the crankshaft. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100024761 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine for reducing the amount of bubbles contained in the circulated oil without reducing the ground clearance of the engine. A crankcase is provided therein with an oil suction passage makes an oil pump and an end part of a bottom wall of an oil sump chamber communicate with each other, passes between the oil sump chamber and a hanger boss, and has a lowest part located below the bottom wall of the oil sump chamber. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100031915 | Engine Oil Level Management System and Method of Assembling Engines in Vehicles - An oil level management system for a vehicle has an oil pan configured to contain oil and to be mountable to an engine block with a baffle extending transverse to the axis of rotation of the engine crankshaft when the oil pan is so mounted. The baffle is configured to partially define a first oil reservoir and a second oil reservoir, as well as an oil flow opening such that the oil reservoirs are in fluid communication with one another and are characterized by respective first and second oil levels within the pan. The second reservoir drains to the first reservoir when the engine is running and when the engine block and crankshaft are positioned on the vehicle with the axis of rotation tilted from horizontal. The first oil level is lower than the second oil level to avoid oil contact with the crankshaft. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100043741 | Magnesium Oil Pan - A magnesium oil pan prevents noise and vibration by attaching reinforcement members to portions that are weak in strength and are vulnerable to vibration. The magnesium oil pan includes a flange formed on an upper surface of the oil pan so as to be coupled with the cylinder block, a lower oil pan coupler formed on a lower surface of the oil pan so as to protrude downwards, and a bracket formed on a lateral surface of the oil pan so as to be coupled with a chain cover of the engine. The lower oil pan coupler includes a main reinforcement rib on an inner side of the oil pan which continuously runs between opposite inner walls of the lower oil pan coupler and protrudes downwards. Thus, the magnesium oil pan is made lightweight, improves noise-proof performance, and is hardly damaged by external impacts. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100050978 | Lubrication system for the piston ring and cylinder liner of an internal combustion engine - An improved lubrication system for an internal combustion engine that includes an inertia reactive oil injector in a piston that reacts to the movement of the piston and conveys a predetermined measure of lubricating oil to the space between the piston and its adjacent cylinder wall immediately below the upper piston rings as the piston reaches top dead center of its stroke cycle. A first embodiment utilizes a tunnel passage and reservoir formed beneath the side surface of a piston with inlet and outlet ports at each end. The oil injector receives oil under pressure when the piston is at its BDC position and the carries the oil past the intake/exhaust ports of the cylinder until the piston decelerates while approaching its TDC position. During that deceleration, the oil carried by the injector reservoir is delivered through the outlet port into the space between the piston and the cylinder liner. A second embodiment utilizes a groove of predetermined length formed in the outer surface of the piston. A reservoir is formed in the groove and defines inlet and outlet ports at each end. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100065014 | OIL PAN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil sump of a combustion engine, including an anti-surge plate fastened to the oil sump and extending parallel to the bottom of the oil sump and an oil pump strainer immersed in the reservoir of the oil sump below the anti-surge plate. The oil sump includes a mechanism to keep the oil pump strainer immersed in the oil, including a first mechanism belonging to the oil sump and a second mechanism belonging to the anti-surge plate, the first and second mechanisms forming a baffle for the flow of oil. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100071655 | Fuel Pump Lubrication Apparatus Driven by Cam - A fuel pump lubrication apparatus, which lubricates a tappet driven by a fuel pump and moving reciprocally in an interior circumference of a fuel pump adaptor, the apparatus may include a cylinder head that is provided with a camshaft and an oil gallery connected to an oil pump, and an oil supplying line communicated with the oil gallery so as to supply oil of the oil pump to the inside of the fuel pump adaptor, wherein the oil supplying line includes a tappet lubrication nozzle and a cam lubrication nozzle formed at an end thereof. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100083931 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - An oil passage structure of an engine including a crankshaft having an oil feed passage opened at a first end thereof, an oil passage in communication with the oil feed passage and an oil discharge passage in communication with a downstream end of the oil passage that is opened at a second end of the crankshaft. The oil passage allows therethrough feeding of oil to the ends of connecting rods that are coupled to the crankshaft. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100095923 | SLIDING MATING PART IN LUBRICATED REGIME, COATED BY A THIN FILM - A thin layer is deposited on a surface having a roughness profile whereof the parameters and mean period are determined for improving the tribological performance, so that the ratio A between the square of the mean period of the profile (P | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100108018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADDING ONE OR MORE ADDITIVES TO AN ENGINE LUBRICANT - Apparatus and method for adding one or more additives to an engine lubricant, whilst the lubricant is circulating within an engine having an engine lubricant filter with a by-pass valve which opens when the pressure of the lubricant passing through the filter exceeds a pre-determined back-pressure value in which the apparatus further comprises an additive chamber containing one or more additives operably connected to the by-pass valve such that when the by-pass valve opens at the pre-determined back-pressure, at least some of the lubricant is caused to flow through the additive chamber and contact the one or more additives. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100108019 | OIL SUMP FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pan for an internal combustion engine, in which an oil suction space is formed by the arrangement of a baffle wall provided with several through-openings and at least one flap, where at least one retaining device, on which the flap is supported and/or fastened, is provided on the baffle wall, wherein several fastening openings of different cross sections are provided in the flap to attach the flap to the retaining device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100126460 | Lubrication apparatus of fuel pump driven by fuel pump drive cam - A lubrication apparatus of a fuel pump driven by a fuel pump drive cam, which lubricates a tappet moving reciprocally at an interior circumference of a fuel pump adaptor and the fuel pump operating the tappet, may include a cylinder head provided with a camshaft, an oil supplying passage formed in the camshaft as a hollow type so as to take oil to the interior of the camshaft, at least an oil branch passage formed to a cam lobe of the fuel pump drive cam so as to be communicated with the oil supplying passage, and a circular groove formed at the interior circumference of the fuel pump adaptor and corresponding to an injection direction of the oil supplied from the at least an oil branch passage. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100126461 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - The lubricating oil composition contains a base oil, a phosphate ester derivative represented by a formula (1) below and a zinc compound. An element ratio (Zn/P) between zinc (Zn) and phosphorus (P) in the lubricating oil composition is 0.55 or more at a mole ratio. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100132655 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine with a crankcase upper part and a crankcase lower part, wherein an oil windage tray is provided, which is flanged onto the crankcase upper part from below, projects into the crankcase lower part, forms a wall for an oil mist roller initiated by the rotation of a crankshaft, and includes at least one carpenter's plane-like slot for separating oil droplets. At least two slots are provided in the rotational direction of the crankshaft and thus in the rotational direction of the oil mist roller, wherein a return opening, through which oil mist-free gases or gases with at least a reduced oil mist content flow back, is provided in the wall of the oil windage tray after each slot, as a result of which friction is reduced. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139609 | Lubrication Apparatus of Fuel Pump Driven By Fuel Pump Drive Cam - A lubrication apparatus of a fuel pump, which lubricates a tappet and a fuel pump drive cam of the fuel pump, may include a cylinder head having an oil gallery formed therein and a camshaft disposed therethrough, wherein the fuel pump is coupled to the cylinder head, and a penetrating passage penetrating the cylinder head and connected to the oil gallery to supply oil from the oil gallery to the inside of a fuel pump adaptor connected to the fuel pump. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139610 | Lubrication Apparatus of Fuel Pump Driven by Fuel Pump Drive Cam - A lubrication apparatus of a fuel pump driven by a fuel pump drive cam, which lubricates a tappet moving reciprocally at an interior circumference of a fuel pump adaptor and the fuel pump operating the tappet, may include a fuel pump adaptor lubrication passage formed in the fuel pump adaptor and communicating with an oil gallery formed inside a cylinder head so as to supply oil in the fuel pump adaptor. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139611 | HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH VARIABLE FLOW AND PRESSURE AND IMPROVED OPEN-LOOP ELECTRIC CONTROL - The present invention is a variable displacement pump system for delivering precisely controlled oil flow and pressure, including a variable displacement pump having an inlet passage, an outlet passage, a first chamber and a second chamber for controlling the displacement of the variable displacement pump. The present invention also includes a fluid control device for receiving fluid from the outlet passage, and selectively delivering fluid to the second chamber. Fluid is delivered from the inlet passage to the outlet passage from the variable displacement pump, and fluid is also delivered from the outlet passage to the first chamber and the fluid control device. When fluid pressure is greater in the first chamber relative to the second chamber, the displacement of the variable displacement pump will decrease, and when fluid pressure is greater in the second chamber relative to the first chamber, the displacement of the variable displacement pump will increase. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100147255 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine including an oil passage, which connects the interior of a crankcase and the interior of a cylinder head, is disclosed. The oil passage is open at the upper section of the crankcase. Oil in the cylinder head is transferred to the crankcase via the oil passage and trickles down along an inner wall surface of a skirt of the crankcase to be returned to an oil pan. The crankcase accommodates an operating member such as a connecting rod. A protrusion formed on the inner wall surface of the skirt extends substantially along a projected part, which is a projection of the operating member projected on the inner wall surface in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the crankshaft, such that the protrusion separates at least part of the projected part from a section of the inner wall surface closer to the opening of the oil passage. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100162989 | LUBRICATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOSING CYLINDER LUBRICATION OIL - There is described a hydraulic lubricating apparatus ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100162990 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH ENGINE AND ENGINE - A center line of a cylinder of an engine of the present invention is inclined by an inclination angle of 60° or more relative to a vertical direction. The engine is provided with a first oil communication hole or opening providing communication between a crank chamber and a rotor housing chamber so as to distribute oil, and a second oil communication hole or opening providing communication between the rotor housing chamber and a transmission chamber so as to distribute the oil. The second oil communication hole opening is arranged at a position where the oil remains in an oil pan when the vehicle is inclined. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100192898 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DUAL MODE PRESSURE LIMITING VALVE - A lubricating oil supply system for internal combustion engine includes an oil reservoir and oil pump connected with a lubrication distribution network including a piloted pressure relief valve which selectively controls the pressure within the distribution network to at least one pressure value that is less than the maximum pressure produced by a primary pressure relief valve associated with the oil pump, while also protecting the lubrication distribution network from an unwanted overpressure condition. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199942 | OIL PAN STRUCTURE - An oil pan structure ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100199943 | Titanium Compounds and Complexes as Additives in Lubricants - A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, 1 to 80 parts per million by weight of titanium in the form of an oil-soluble titanium-containing material, and a salicylate detergent provides beneficial effects on properties such as deposit control, oxidation, and filterability in engine oils. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100212623 | OIL PAN - An oil pan of plastic material is provided with an oil suction pipe and an oil screen that is formed as one piece together with the oil suction pipe, wherein the oil suction pipe is comprised of two plastic shells and the oil screen that covers an inlet opening of the oil suction pipe is formed as one piece together with one plastic shell and extends down to the pan bottom. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212624 | Method of Viscosity Control - This invention relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a crankcase, a gear and a wet-clutch, said method comprising supplying to said crankcase, gear and wet-clutch a lubricating composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a viscosity modifier with a number average molecular weight from 1000 to 75,000, wherein the lubricating composition has a SAE viscosity grade from XW-Y, wherein X is from 0 to 20 and Y is from 20 to 50; and wherein the lubricating composition has a phosphorus content from a metal hydrocarbyl dithiophosphate of 0.12 wt % or less. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100218740 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition is used in an internal combustion engine that uses a fuel containing at least one fat and oil selected from a group consisting of natural fat and oil, hydrotreated natural fat and oil, transesterified natural fat and oil and hydrotreated transesterified natural fat and oil. A polyol ester having a kinematic viscosity in the range of 3 to 8 mm | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100224162 | Piston-pin bearing lubrication system and method for a two-stroke internal combustion engine - An improved lubrication system and method for the normally contacting and abutting piston pin and connecting rod journal bearing surfaces of an internal combustion engine that includes an inertia pump in a connecting rod. The inertia pump reacts to the movement of the connecting rod and conveys a predetermined measure of lubricating oil at a high enough pressure to overcome the forces which cause the surfaces to normally maintain contact. By separating the normally contacting surfaces of the pin and the connecting rod journal, the surfaces become lubricated. Several embodiments of inertia pumps provide variations in implementing the invention. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100224163 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL LUBRICATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system and method are disclosed for reducing the fuel consumption of an engine, particularly during a cold start or an engine warm-up period. A magnetorheological fluid having a low viscosity is used to lubricate the engine. When viscosity is to be increased, a magnetic field is applied to the magnetorheological fluid. The magnetic field can be selectively applied to electromagnets proximate engine bearings. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100229823 | EMERGENCY ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Emergency lubrication systems and methods for an engine are provided. One system includes a primary lubrication system including a de-aeration oil tank configured to store de-aerated oil until the oil is de-aerated, a first oil supply line configured to provide de-aerated oil to the engine, and a first valve configured to control the flow of oil through the primary lubrication system. The system further includes a secondary lubrication system including a second valve coupled to the de-aeration oil tank and configured to control the flow of oil through the secondary lubrication system, and a second oil supply line coupled to the engine and to the de-aeration oil tank via the second valve. One method includes the steps of detecting a predetermined event in the engine, preventing the aerated oil from entering the primary lubrication system, and using the aerated oil in the secondary lubrication system to lubricate the engine. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100229824 | LUBRICATION STRUCTURE FOR HYBRID TYPE VEHICLE POWER UNIT - In a hybrid type vehicle power unit including a first oil pump interlockingly connected to a crankshaft so as to supply at least a lubricating oil to an engine and a transmission, and a second oil pump for supplying the lubricating oil to the transmission, it is not necessary for an electric motor to be exclusively used for the second oil pump. Thus, a reduction in the number of component parts and a reduction in the cost of manufacturing are achieved. The second oil pump is interlockingly connected to an electric motor capable of transmitting a driving torque to an output shaft through the transmission. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100242895 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine wherein the oil heat radiation amount from an oil chamber can be increased. A crank side oil chamber formed in a crankcase is divided into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber with first openings for communicating with a transmission side oil chamber formed in a transmission case being provided in the first oil chamber while a second opening for communicating with the second oil chamber is provided in the transmission side oil chamber. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100269781 | Titanium Compounds and Complexes as Additives in Lubricants - A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, at least 25 parts per million by weight of titanium in the form of an oil-soluble titanium-containing material, and at least 70 parts per million boron in the form of a soluble boron compound such as a borate ester provides beneficial effects on properties such as deposit control, oxidation, and filterability in engine oils and lubrication of engines. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100282204 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP - A variable displacement vane pump includes, but is not limited to inlet and outlet ports in a pump body, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the pump body, a rotor driven by the drive shaft and radially extending vanes slidably disposed in the rotor. A slide is pivotally disposed on a pivot and has a central axis eccentric to the axis of the rotor. Chambers are defined by the rotor, the vanes and the slide that are successively connected to the inlet and outlet ports. A resilient member is pivotally engaged with the slide and acts on the slide to urge the slide in one direction. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100294231 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A DRY SUMP INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100326393 | LUBRICATION AND SEALING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sealing and lubrication system includes first and second machine components with a combination sealing and lubrication directing gasket mounted between the first and second machine components. The gasket includes a sealing portion extending between the components and a nozzle portion which is operatively connected with the sealing portion as well as with a lubrication supply passage. The nozzle portion extends from the sealing portion of the gasket to a region external to the first machine component and the second machine component. The nozzle provides lubricating oil to at least one moving part of a third machine component. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326394 | SCRAPER RING LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR THE UPPER PORTION OF A PISTON AND ADJACENT CYLINDER LINER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine that includes a scraper ring with an oil collector located mounted immediately beneath an upper piston ring on a reciprocating piston. The scraper ring serves to deposit oil onto the inner surface of the upper cylinder liner near the combustion chamber in reaction to the decelerating movement of the piston as the piston approaches TDC. The oil scraper collects oil in a collection groove as the piston travels along the lower portion of the cylinder and carries the oil past the intake/exhaust ports of the cylinder until the piston decelerates while approaching its TDC position. At that point, oil carried by the scraper ring in the collection groove is deposited by its inertia onto the cylinder liner. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110011366 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED OIL DIPSTICK GUIDING ELEMENT - An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle is provided with a crankcase that contains lubricating oil and on which a cylinder block with several cylinder bores is arranged. The cylinder bores are closed with a cylinder head that is arranged on the cylinder block and features cylinder head covers for covering a valve mechanism mounted on the cylinder head. Means are provided for guiding a dipstick that serves for determining the filling level of the lubricating oil. The means for guiding the dipstick are realized in the form of cast channels that extend through at least the cylinder head and the cylinder block. The upper outlet of the channels is provided for inserting and removing the dipstick in the region of one cylinder head cover. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011367 | Apparatus and Method for Rapid Warming of the Oil in an Oil Pan of an Internal Combustion Engine - A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine includes a baffle assembly for disposition in the oil pan sump region comprising an upper flange partially closing the oil sump region having an oil pick-up well opening therethrough that is defined by a wall portion, for receipt of heated oil returning from the internal combustion engine. An oil reservoir is defined in the oil sump region by the wall portion wherein oil in the oil reservoir is separated from heated oil in the oil pickup well. A viscosity sensitive oil flow restrictive passage extends between the oil pick-up well and the oil reservoir and defines fluid communication therebetween. An oil pick-up for fluid communication with an oil pump of the internal combustion engine, and having a pick-up inlet disposed in the oil pick-up well, is configured to withdraw the heated oil therefrom. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110030649 | LUBRICANT SUPPLY DEVICE FOR AUXILIARY MACHINE OF ENGINE - An example lubricant supply device for an auxiliary machine of an engine includes a cam formed at one end of a cam shaft rotatably supported by a cylinder head. The lubricant supply device further includes a housing, for storing the auxiliary machine, attached to an attaching surface formed at an end of the cylinder head. The housing may hold a driven member driven by the cam. The lubricant supply device may further include a lubricant hole formed on the attaching surface through which lubricant is supplied from a lubricant passage formed in the cylinder head to the cam storage space. The lubricant supply device may further include a metal gasket positioned between the attaching surface and the housing to seal the cam storage space and outside. The metal gasket has a hole for communicating with the lubricant hole and a slit communicating between the hole and the cam storage space. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110041797 | Lubricating Oil Composition - A crankcase lubricating oil composition comprising: (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; (B) as an additive component in a minor amount, an oil-soluble metal salt of a dithiophosphoric acid; (C) as an additive component in a minor amount, an oil-soluble carbodiimide compound; and, wherein the lubricating oil composition is contaminated with at least 0.3 mass %, based on the total mass of the lubricating oil composition, of a biofuel or a decomposition product thereof and mixtures thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110061627 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes a one-side crank chamber and an other-side crank chamber formed by partitioning a lower crankcase by a plurality of lower support walls which are provided integrally with the lower crankcase and support a crankshaft. A plurality of oil outflow holes respectively communicate with the one-side crank chamber and the other-side crank chamber through which oil is discharged from the one-side crank chamber and the other-side crank chamber. An oil discharge port is provided along a lower support wall of the one-side crank chamber and the other-side crank chamber. A suction port of a scavenging pump for discharging the oil present in the one-side crank chamber and the other-side crank chamber is provided in an outer wall in the manner of straddling the lower support wall. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110067667 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump driven by a rotation of an internal combustion engine, a hydraulic actuator to which oil is supplied from the oil pump, an engine lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, an oil supply adjusting valve adjusting a supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the engine lubricating system, a first oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator, and a second oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the engine lubricating system, wherein the oil supply adjusting valve consistently distributes the oil to the first oil supply passage and the second oil supply passage. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110067668 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump having a supply condition varying mechanism varying a supply condition of oil, a hydraulic actuator to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, a lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, and an oil supply adjusting mechanism adjusting the supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the lubricating system, wherein the supply condition of the oil to the supply condition varying mechanism and the oil supply adjusting mechanism is controlled by a single control valve. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110067669 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication system for a four cycle engine lubricates the valve mechanism with the oil mist of the concentration lowered by the liquefying means. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110067670 | Centralised lubrication of large diesel engines - There is described a centralised lubrication system and a method for lubricating the cylinder faces in large diesel engines, in particular marine engines. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110073065 | OIL TANK BREATHER LINE SOLENOID VALVE - Disclosed herein is a device which provides a safety measure to vehicles by utilizing the dead man (tether) switch, or other electrical connection, in combination with a valve and actuator, to keep oil from leaking out of the lubrication system of the vehicle in a rollover situation. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110083634 | Lubricant Delivery System for Internal Combustion Engines - A lubricant delivery system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system includes a pump that draws lubricant from a lubricant reservoir and expels lubricant for delivery to the inlet manifold of the engine; and a pump controller that receives a signal that is representative of an engine operating condition. The controller controls the lubricant delivery rate of the pump based on the signal. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110094471 | EFFECTS OF BIODIESEL FUEL ON FUEL DILUTION OF ENGINE OIL - A method and an engine are disclosed for determining an amount of fuel in the engine oil. Such information can be used to recommend an oil change and to estimate a fraction of biodiesel in the fuel supplied to the engine. According to one embodiment, actual oil volume in the oil pan is based on a signal from a level sensor in the oil and a theoretical oil volume is determined based on initial oil volume and fuel entering the oil in the oil pan, fuel leaving the oil pan due to evaporation, and oil being consumed in the combustion chamber. Based on the difference between the actual and theoretical oil volumes, a proportion of biodiesel can be determined and transmitted to an engine control system. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100319 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR FUEL PUMP OF GDI ENGINE - A lubrication system for a fuel pump of an engine, may include at least one oil supply hole formed radially in a journal of a camshaft, an oil channel formed in a cam cap rotatably connected to the journal of the camshaft and selectively communicating with the at least one oil supply hole, a nozzle formed in the cam cap and being in fluid connection with the oil channel to inject oil to a contact portion between a pump-driving cam of the camshaft and an operational member of the fuel pump driven by the pump-driving cam, and a fluid communication control member selectively connecting the oil channel and the at least one oil supply hole in accordance with rotation of the camshaft. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110120409 | FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE LUBRICATION DEVICE - There is provided a four-stroke internal combustion engine lubrication device that is capable of appropriately lubricating various parts regardless of engine orientation, of improving the capability for collecting excess oil within a valve chamber or the like and the capability for supplying oil to the various parts, and of reliably preventing oil leakage from a breather port provided in the valve chamber. It comprises: a reed valve ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126793 | FUEL PUMP LUBRICATION APPARATUS OF GDI ENGINE - A fuel pump lubrication apparatus for lubricating a fuel pump including a tappet and the fuel pump operating the tappet, may have a cylinder head including an oil gallery wherein a camshaft is disposed, an oil supply line communicated to the oil gallery, a lubrication cam cap slidably encompassing the camshaft, and a cam cap oil hole formed in the lubrication cam cap and ejecting oil received from the oil supply line to a contacting portion between the pump cam and a plunger of the fuel pump. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110146614 | Electric vehicle and on-board batterry charging apparatus therefor - An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110155093 | Engine Case - An engine case includes: a crank chamber ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110162613 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OIL TANK ARRANGEMENT - An internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a crankshaft, a cylinder block, and cylinder head assembly. The cylinder block has at least one cylinder. At least one piston is disposed in the at least one cylinder. The at least one piston is operatively connected to the crankshaft. An oil tank enclosure is connected to at least one of the crankcase outer wall and the cylinder block outer wall. The oil tank enclosure and the at least one of the crankcase outer wall and the cylinder block outer wall together form an oil tank. The arrangement of the oil inlet, oil outlet, and blow-by gas outlet in an oil tank; an oil tank having an angled portion for separating blow-by gases from oil; and an arrangement of a blow-by gas passage connected to an oil tank are also described. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110168125 | LUBRICATING OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubricating oil supply device for an internal combustion engine in which a lubricating oil pump is provided to one end of a balancer shaft, but an oil conduit is not required to be provided to the balancer shaft. The lubricating oil pump is connected to one end of the balancer shaft. An intake oil conduit for directing lubricating oil to the lubricating oil pump is disposed inside a wall thickness of a crankcase. A discharge oil conduit for directing lubricating oil pressurized in the lubricating oil pump to the in-shaft oil conduit is disposed within the wall thickness of the crankcase. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110168126 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR ENGINE PROVIDED WITH TURBOCHARGER - An engine provided with a turbocharger includes a timing chain, a chain case mounted to one end in an axial direction of a crankshaft disposed in the so as to cover the timing chain to define a chain chamber, a turbocharger disposed on one side in a width direction of the engine and driven by an exhaust gas and including a bearing portion, and a lubricating device for lubricating oil within the engine. The lubricating device includes an oil pan disposed below the engine, and an oil drain passage through which the oil lubricating the bearing portion returns to the oil pan. The oil drain passage has an oil drain port which is opened to the chain chamber defined by the one end portion of the axial direction of the crankshaft in the engine and the chain case. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110180034 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE - A motor vehicle and an oil supply device for a chain drive of a combustion engine for the motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to an oil collection device for collecting leakage oil of a component in the combustion engine and a feed line connected to the oil collection device, via which the leakage oil collected in the oil collection device can be fed to the chain drive. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110197846 | Control Valve Apparatus - In a hydraulic system equipped with a main flow passage for feeding oil to each of lubricated engine parts and a branch passage branched from the main flow passage, a control valve apparatus is provided for adjusting a flow rate of the oil flowing through a portion of the main flow passage downstream of the branched point. The control valve apparatus is configured to control openings of a large flow control section and a small flow control section, depending on a position of a valve element, and further configured to close the opening of the small flow control section, at least in a specified state where the opening of the large flow control section is fully opened with a maximum opening area. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110209682 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR A VARIABLE CAPACITY ENGINE OIL PUMP - An oil circulating control system for an engine includes an engine speed module and a mode selection module. The engine speed module determines a speed of the engine. The mode selection module is configured to select a first pressure mode and a second pressure mode of an oil pump of the engine for the speed. The selection module selects one of the first pressure mode and the second pressure mode based on at least one mode request signal. The mode selection module signals a solenoid valve of a variable oil pressure circuit of the oil pump to transition to a first position when operating in the first pressure mode and to a second position when operating in the second pressure mode. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110226212 | Device for measuring foamed media - A device for measuring the fill level in a container has an ultrasound sensor and a damping beaker with at least one antechamber. The antechamber has an inlet opening to the container and an outlet opening to the damping beaker, and has a geometric structure, which guides a fluid at least once around the midpoint of the damping beaker. The antechamber has at least two planes lying horizontally over each other. Each plane has a geometric structure, and the geometric structures of the planes are designed so that the fluid streams through the planes in opposite directions. As a result, the path to be traversed in the antechamber is lengthened, and the inflowing medium is additionally swirled. Even foamed media that quickly flow into the antechamber are effectively retained, and degassing is possible prior to entry into the measuring section of the ultrasound sensor. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110239978 | Lubricating Oil Composition - A lubricating oil composition comprising (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and, (B) as an additive component, an oil-soluble mixture of oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol condensates wherein the oxyalkyl groups have the formula —(R′O) | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110253092 | OIL DRAIN SYSTEM BYPASS - A system and method are provided for increasing heating of engine oil during a cold start. In one example, engine oil is returned directly to the oil pump inlet, thus bypassing the sump. In this way, a smaller volume of oil receives more heat and is used for lubricating engine components during a cold start, thus providing reduced friction earlier than otherwise possible. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110277726 | OILING SYSTEM FOR TIMING CHAINS - An oiling system for providing oil to a timing chain adjacent a cylinder head of an engine is provided. The oiling system includes a redirect feature, a vent window defined by the cylinder head, a rail feature, and a transfer feature. The redirect feature is configured to channel oil toward the vent window, the rail feature is configured to channel oil from the vent window to the transfer feature, and the transfer feature is configured to transfer oil to the timing chain. The oil is transferred from the transfer feature to the timing chain at substantially ambient pressure. The engine may be characterized by the absence of a nozzle configured to transfer oil onto the timing chain. Furthermore, the redirect feature, the rail feature, and the transfer feature may all be formed as integral, one-piece structures with the cylinder head. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110283965 | Oil Pan for an Internal Combustion Engine - An oil pan for an internal combustion engine has a pan body and a partition disposed in the pan body so as to separate an interior of the pan body into two separate oil chambers. The partition is provided with at least two overflow openings. An adjustable closure element is common to the at least two overflow openings for opening or closing the at least two overflow openings. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283966 | OIL PUMP MODULE HAVING AN OIL PUMP MODULE HOUSING - An oil pump module is provided that has an oil pump module housing. The oil pump module is situated in an oil pan of an internal combustion engine below a crankshaft. Moving parts of an oil pump and an angular momentum balance shaft are situated in the oil pump module housing. A rotor of the oil pump is situated on a rotor shaft, which is separate from the angular momentum balance shaft, in the oil pump module housing. The rotor shaft is mechanically connected via a spur gear transmission in the oil pump module housing to the angular momentum balance shaft. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283967 | HEAVY PARTICLE OIL SEPARATOR SPLASH SHIELD - The present disclosure generally relates to a locomotive diesel engine and, more particularly, to a heavy particle oil separator splash shield. Specifically, provided is a system and method for reducing exhaust particulate emissions. The present shield minimizes heavy particle oil droplets in close proximity to the oil separator from entering the filter. As a result, the present shield minimizes saturation of the oil separator, thereby increasing the efficiency of the oil separator and reducing environmental pollution. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283968 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - An oil supply system for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is disclosed in which the supply of oil to piston cooling jets is controlled by pressure operated valves designed to open at a pre-defined valve opening pressure. The pressure of oil supplied by a pump is controlled to be below this pre-defined valve opening pressure during operation of the engine in which piston cooling is not required, and the pressure of oil is controlled to above the pre-defined valve opening pressure when piston cooling is required. The control of the pump is by an electronic control unit based upon a combination of engine speed and engine load. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110303180 | Elemental Carbon Lubricant Additive to Suppress Cavitation - A method for quieting noise and vibration from a crankcase of an engine comprises dispersing a first amount of elemental carbon in a second amount of lubricant oil to yield a concentrated elemental-carbon suspension. The method further comprises adding the concentrated elemental-carbon suspension in an amount effective to quiet the noise and vibration to a third amount of lubricant oil in the crankcase. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303181 | PRE-LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present invention is related to the automotive industry in general and specifically to the industry that manufactures internal combustion engines. It has to do with a new apparatus which, when added to internal combustion engines, pre-lubricates the movable parts of the engine before the normal system does. The advantages of the present invention in relation to those of the state of the art consist of the fact that its operation does not alter the normal lubrication process and assures pre-lubrication. It may be installed in any engine which requires pre-lubrication before starting up. With modifications in size and mechanical characteristics in one or two parts, it may be adapted to the conditions and characteristics of distinct engines and does not require an additional pump means in order to function. Structurally the system is characterized by consisting of a tank with a deformable means inside it which deforms when the lubricant flows in and which stores potential energy which is freed and propels the lubricant from the deposit to the parts of the engine to be lubricated when a remote control valve is energized and opens. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303182 | Diesel cylinder lubricant oil composition - Provided are formulations, methods of making, and methods of using a diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition to achieve enhanced corrosive wear control on the cylinders of a 2-stroke diesel engine, wherein such lubricating oil composition comprises, among other things, an amount of one or more surfactant materials sufficient to provide substantially improved capacity to reduce or inhibit corrosive wear. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110308493 | Pre start friction protection system - A system for reducing friction in an engine during start-up having an oil canister which holds oil, an air supply unit for providing air to the canister through an air intake line and valve, an oil intake line for transmitting oil from the engine oil reservoir to the canister, and a distribution rod connected to the canister through a distribution line. The distribution rod has various ports for discharging the oil over the engine parts which need lubrication prior to engine start-up. The nozzles may provide precise and uniform discharge patterns. The system may include a controller for receiving the pre-start notification and for controlling the valves and air supply unit. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120017866 | HEAVY PARTICLE OIL SEPARATOR SPLASH SHIELD - The present disclosure generally relates to a locomotive diesel engine and, more particularly, to a heavy particle oil separator splash shield. Specifically, provided is a system and method for reducing exhaust particulate emissions. The present shield prevents large oil droplets in close proximity to the oil separator from easily entering the element, thus preventing less saturation of the oil separator and increasing the efficiency of the oil separator. As a result, environmental pollution is reduced. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120037117 | MARINE ENGINE LUBRICATION - Trunk piston marine engine lubrication, when the engine is fueled by heavy fuel oil, is effected by a composition comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity containing at least 50 mass % of a basestock containing greater than or equal to 90% saturates and less than or equal to 0.03% sulphur or a mixture thereof, and respective minor amounts of an over-based metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent other than such a detergent having a basicity index of less than two and a degree of carbonation of 80% or greater and 5 to 500 mass %, based on the mass of detergent, of an oil-soluble alkyl-substituted substituted phenol other than a hindered phenol. Asphaltene precipitation in the lubricant, caused by the presence of contaminant heavy fuel oil, is prevented or inhibited. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120042846 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED OIL TO AN ENGINE - A lubrication system includes a rotary pump, an eductor, and a solenoid valve and is configured to provide pressurized oil to an engine. The rotary pump is configured to generate oil flow. A supplemental supply line selectively provides pressurized oil into the eductor. The solenoid valve is movable between a first position and a second position. The solenoid valve supplies a fluid signal that allows pressurized oil to flow from the supplemental supply line and into the eductor when the solenoid valve is in the first position to increase the volume of oil flowing from a sump of the engine into the rotary pump. When the solenoid valve does not supply a fluid signal, pressurized oil is prevented from entering the eductor and the volume of oil flowing from the sump and through the eductor to the rotary pump is not increased. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055440 | HYDRAULIC ORIFICE - A hydraulic orifice which is mounted at a head oil journal formed in a cylinder head and supplies an oil to a supply line after reducing pulsation of the oil supplied to the head oil journal, may include a body pressed on the head oil journal so as to form a chamber with the cylinder head, a joining line formed along a longitudinal axis of the body therein and fluid-communicating with the supply line, and at least two hydraulic lines formed in the body and connecting the chamber with an end of the joining line in the body to supply the oil through the other end thereof to the supply line, wherein the oils passing through the at least two hydraulic lines are joined at the end of the joining line with different phases such that the pulsation of the oil in the joining line is reduced. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120055441 | Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a crankshaft and at least one crankshaft bearing that can be loaded with lubricant for the purpose of mounting the crankshaft in the crankcase. The at least one crankshaft bearing has at least two separate lubricant feed systems. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120055442 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A switching mechanism switches the pressure stage of oil, which is fed from an oil pan to the individual parts of an internal combustion engine, between two stages, which are a low-pressure stage and a high-pressure stage. An electronic control device controls the action of the switching mechanism. The electronic control device determines that the liquid level of the oil is abnormal on the basis of the fact that the liquid level of the oil, which is detected by a liquid level sensor, in the oil pan becomes lower than a predetermined value. If the pressure stage of the oil is set at the low-pressure stage through the switching mechanism, the predetermined value is set at a higher value than that when the pressure stage is set at the high-pressure stage. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120060790 | LUBRICATION STRUCTURE FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication structure for a four-stroke engine to lubricate driving parts by supplying oil stored in an oil tank provided separately from a crank chamber, using pressure fluctuation in the crank chamber, includes: a first circulating route to supply the oil from the oil tank to the crank chamber and return oil mist generated in the crank chamber to the oil tank; a second circulating route to supply the oil mist from the oil tank to a valve operating mechanism and return to the oil tank; a discharge passageway to discharge blowby gas contained during circulation of the oil from the second circulating route to a combustion chamber; and a partition wall to separate between the crank chamber and the oil tank. A central part of the partition wall is located vertically above a surface of the oil stored in the oil tank even if an engine body is tilted. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120067320 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE FLOW RATE OIL PUMP APPARATUS, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME - An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, a variable flow rate oil pump apparatus including oil pumps having a drive shaft thereof operatively connected with the crankshaft, and a rod-shaped oil passage switching valve operatively connected with the oil pumps. The oil passage switching valve and the drive shaft of the oil pumps are arranged such that axial directions thereof are parallel to an axial direction of the crankshaft. Also, the oil pumps and the oil passage switching valve are disposed so as to overlap each other in the axial direction of the crankshaft. With such configuration of the engine, the effect on various components around the pump can be reduced, while downsizing the oil pump and the engine. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067321 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A technique which is capable of suppressing a deterioration of lubricating oil used in an internal combustion engine in a more suitable manner. The present invention is provided with an oil pump, oil pressure control means to control the oil pressure of the oil pump, and a determination means to determine whether the degree of deterioration of the lubricating oil is higher than a predetermined level. When it is determined that the degree of deterioration of the lubricating oil is higher than the predetermined level, the oil pressure of the oil pump is made lower, by means of the oil pressure control means, than that at the time when the degree of deterioration of the lubricating oil is equal to or lower than the predetermined level. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120090573 | OIL SUMP - The present invention relates to an oil sump, wherein the oil sump comprises an upper and a lower thermoplastic part that each contains one or more ribs and wherein the upper and lower part are being joined such that at least one rib of the upper part is joined to at least one rib of the lower part. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120103299 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition that is free of organic friction modifiers, comprising (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major proportion; (B) as an additive component in a minor proportion, a separately-prepared oil-soluble zinc salt of a dithiophosphoric acid, the dithiophosphoric acid being the reaction product of phosphorus pentasulphide with one or more alcohols, at least 50 mole % of the alcohol(s) having formula ROH where R is linear C18 to C26 saturated or double-bond unsaturated hydrocarbyl group; and (C) as an additive component in a minor proportion, a separately-prepared oil-soluble zinc salt of a dithiophosphoric acid, the dithiophosphoric acid being the reaction product of a phosphorus pentasulphide with one or more aliphatic alcohols consisting of an alcohol or alcohols each having from three to eight carbon atoms. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120111299 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A crankcase lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine comprising (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; and, (B) as an additive component in a minor amount one or more, oil-soluble imides derived from a hydrogenated Diels-Alder adduct of a maleic anhydride and a furan, where the imide group has the formula >NR, where R is an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111300 | Internal Combustion Engine Lubricant - The invention provides a composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and an N-substituted malimide. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in an internal combustion engine. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120118257 | OIL PUMP SYSTEM OF AN ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE - Reduction of engine power loss and enhancement of fuel consumption may be achieved by an oil pump system of an engine for a vehicle including an oil sump reserving engine oil used for lubrication of the engine, a hydraulic pump pumping the engine oil, a main relief valve that is disposed on an output line of the hydraulic pump and controls an output pressure of the output line depending on the output pressure and a control pressure, and an auxiliary relief valve that redirects the output pressure to the main relief valve as a control pressure depending on operating condition of the engine. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118258 | Lubricating Oil Composition - A lubricating oil composition having a low sulfated ash content, a low P content, a low S content and a low Cl content and being favorably employable for lubricating a diesel engine operated using a hydrocarbon fuel oil having a low S content, comprising the following components a) to d) dissolved or dispersed in a base oil having a low S content: a) an ashless dispersant such as alkenyl- or alkyl succinimide or its derivative, b) a calcium alkylsalicylate detergent having a low S content and an organic acid calcium salt, which is an unsulfurized calcium alkylsalicylate detergent having a C | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118259 | Lubricating Oil Composition - A lubricating oil composition having a low sulfated ash content, a low P content, a low S content and a low Cl content and being favorably employable for lubricating a diesel engine operated using a hydrocarbon fuel oil having a low S content, comprises the following components a) to d) dissolved or dispersed in a base oil having a low S content: a) an ashless dispersant such as alkenyl- or alkylsuccinimide or its derivative, b) a calcium alkylsalicylate detergent having a low S content and containing an organic acid calcium salt, which is a mixture of an unsulfurized calcium alkylsalicylate detergent having a C | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118260 | Lubrication Of Cylinders Of Large Diesel Engines, Such As Marine Engines - There is disclosed a method for cylinder lubrication of large diesel engines, such as marine engines. Injection of lubricating oil is performed via a number of injection units that correspond to a multiple of the cylinder number in the engine. There is desired an efficient distribution of the lubricating oil, not only across the periphery of the cylinder, but also across the travel of the piston in the cylinder in order thereby to reduce the consumption of lubricating oil. This is achieved in that lubricating oil is supplied by a combination of injection of a first part of the lubricating oil directly on a ring area of the cylinder wall before the passage of the piston and an injection of a second part of the lubricating oil directly onto the piston during its passage. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120132171 | Vertical and Horizontal Engine - An engine lubrication and speed control method is provided. The four-cycle engine has a lightweight aluminum alloy engine block having a cylindrical bore and an oil reservoir formed therein. A vertical or horizontal crankshaft is rotatably mounted in the engine block for rotation about a crankshaft axis. A piston reciprocates within the bore and is connected to the crankshaft by a connecting rod. An oil pump is driven by the camshaft connected with a cam gear, which mates with a crank gear that is driven by the crankshaft, inhales the oil from the oil reservoir to splash lubricate into the cylinder bore and valve chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly defining a compact combustion chamber having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust ports and cooperating intake and exhaust valves. A commonality of parts between the horizontal and the vertical engine is highly achieved. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132172 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENGINE - A hydraulic control device is equipped with an oil jet that injects oil to a piston, an oil gallery through which oil injected by the oil jet and oil supplied to a lubrication part of an engine pass, an oil pump that pumps oil to the oil gallery, and a switching valve that is provided on an oil jet passage connecting the oil gallery and the oil jet together and leads oil supplied from the oil gallery to either the oil jet or an oil pan disposed at an upstream side of the oil pump. An ECU controls the switching valve on the basis of an engine speed and an engine cooling water temperature. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120138010 | OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for delivering oil to an engine are provided herein. According to one embodiment, the oil delivery system includes an oil supply, a feeder passage fluidically coupled to the oil supply and a cylinder head, the feeder passage coupled to a pump and a filter positioned downstream from the pump. The oil delivery system further includes a squirter passage in fluidic communication with a plurality of piston squirters and the feeder passage at a position between the pump and the filter. In this way, less-filtered oil is selectively routed through a cooling circuit to reduce engine warm-up time. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120138011 | LUBRICATION CIRCUIT LAYOUT - An engine-case component and a variable displacement oil pump are provided for an internal combustion engine. The engine-case component includes, but is not limited to a first oil channel suitable for connecting an oil outlet of the variable displacement oil pump with a primary control chamber of the same variable displacement oil pump, a second oil channel suitable for being independently connected with a secondary control chamber of the variable displacement oil pump, and a seat communicating with the first oil channel and the second oil channel, which is suitable for accommodating an electrically driven control valve for selectively opening and closing the communication between the first and the second oil channel. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120145114 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having no more than about 400 ppm of boron; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having, at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145115 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having no more than about 600 ppm of boron, based upon the total mass of the composition; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having no more than about 800 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of about 5:1 to about 500:1. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145116 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having greater than 400 ppm of boron, based upon the total mass of the composition; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120174887 | ENGINE BRAKE CAMSHAFT LOBE LUBRICATION METHOD - In an engine braking system of the type wherein a cam lobe lifts a follower by direct contact, wherein the follower is at least partially contained in a brake housing containing oil. A slave piston is also at least partially contained in the brake housing, and during engine braking, movement of the follower causes the oil to move the slave piston outward. Movement of the slave piston opens an engine braking exhaust valve to open a flow path between an engine cylinder and an exhaust conduit. An oil passage through the follower is provided to lubricate an interface between a flat face of the follower and the cam lobe with oil from the brake housing. The oil passage has an outlet hole that is open on the flat face outside of the contact area between the flat face and the cam lobe. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120186554 | TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN - A transmission or engine pan is provided for holding the lubricating fluid. A plug is removably installed in a drain hole in the bottom of the pan to allow the fluid to be drained. The floor of the pan slopes to the drain hole. The bottom wall of the pan may have a tapered thickness from the side walls to the drain hole, or may have a constant thickness. The bottom exterior of the pan is flat, or alternatively may include ribs which define a horizontal surface for receiving a jack. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120210971 | BAFFLE PLATE STRUCTURE - A baffle plate structure includes an oil pan, an oil pump, a baffle plate, and a resin oil strainer. The baffle plate is to separate an interior of the oil pan into a crank case side and a oil chamber side. The resin oil strainer includes an inlet portion and a parallel portion. The inlet portion extends toward a bottom surface of the oil pan. The inlet portion has an inlet port for lubricant at a lower part of the inlet portion. The parallel portion extends from the inlet portion in a direction substantially parallel to the baffle plate to introduce the lubricant from the inlet portion to the oil pump. The baffle plate has an opening corresponding to the parallel portion of the resin oil strainer. The parallel portion of the resin oil strainer is disposed so as to close the opening. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120234287 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A FUNCTIONALIZED DISPERSANT FOR IMPROVED SOOT OR SLUDGE HANDLING CAPABILITIES - A crankcase lubricant composition, method for improving the soot or sludge handling capability of a crankcase lubricant composition and a method of operating an engine on a crankcase lubricant composition. The lubricant composition includes a base oil and a reaction product of mono-succinimide dispersant and an acidic compound containing two or more pyrrole groups. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120234288 | Motorcycle Engine Case with Adjustable Oil Scraper and Method of Using the Same - A motorcycle engine case comprises crankshaft support portions that are configured and adapted to support a crankshaft in a manner such that the crankshaft is rotatable about a crankshaft axis relative to the engine case. The engine case also comprises an internal cavity that is configured and adapted to house at least one flywheel in a manner such that the flywheel is rotatable about the crankshaft axis with the crankshaft relative to the engine case. The engine case further comprises an adjustable oil scraper that is movable toward and away from the crankshaft axis and that can be locked in position relative to the crankshaft axis. The oil scraper is adapted and configured to remove oil clinging to the flywheel as the flywheel rotates about the crankshaft axis. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120240893 | ENGINE LUBRICATING OIL SUPPLY DEVICE - An engine lubricating oil supply device ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120247418 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM CONTAINED IN A BODY OF THE ENGINE - An internal combustion engine oil supply system contained in a body of the engine, in which a pump casing common to first and second oil pumps having a common pump shaft rotated interlockingly with rotation of a crankshaft of the engine is provided with a main suction port common to the first and second oil pumps, and first and second relief valves are individually connected to discharge passages of the first and second oil pumps. The main suction port is partitioned into first and second suction port. The pump casing is formed with a first suction passage extending from the first suction port to a suction side of the first oil pump, and a second suction passage extending from the second suction port to a suction side of the second oil pump. Release ports of the first and second relief valves are connected to the second suction passage. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120260884 | OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ENGINE PROVIDED WITH TWO-STAGE RELIEF VALVE - Provided is an oil supply apparatus for an engine provided with a two-stage relief valve, in which a sufficient amount of working fluid is supplied in proportion to an engine speed in a low speed range where sufficient lubrication is not performed and a flow rate of the working fluid is reduced in a medium and high speed range where smooth lubrication is performed to reduce a rotational load applied to a crankshaft, capable of reducing an engine load to decrease fuel consumption to improve fuel efficiency as well as improving a lubrication operation through supply of an appropriate flow rate. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120285414 | Thrust Plate For An Internal Combustion Engine And Method Of Operating Same - An internal combustion engine includes an engine block defining at least one row of cylinders extending from a first end toward a second end. The internal combustion engine also includes a front housing attached to the first end of the engine block. An idler gear assembly includes an idler gear rotatably mounted on a stub shaft and has a first attachment to the engine block and a second attachment to the front housing. A thrust plate is positioned between the front housing and the idler gear assembly and includes an annular thrust surface, a pair of sealed fastener device openings, and an unsealed lubrication opening. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120298068 | Interchangeable Lubricating Oil Pump For Use With Two Engines Having Different Lubrication Requirements And Method of Manufacturing Same - An interchangeable lubricating oil pump for use with two internal combustion engines having different lubrication requirements includes a pump housing and a drive shaft rotatably supported in an opening through the pump housing. A first end of the drive shaft provides a drive gear mounting location. First and second idler gear mounting locations of the pump housing are positioned a common distance from the drive gear mounting location. The interchangeable lubricating oil pump also includes a set of interchangeable gears including a small interchangeable gear and a large interchangeable gear. A first configuration for a first internal combustion engine having a first lubrication requirement includes the large interchangeable gear mounted at the drive gear mounting location and the small interchangeable gear mounted at the first idler gear mounting location. A second configuration for a second internal combustion engine having a second lubrication requirement includes the small interchangeable gear mounted at the drive gear mounting location and the large interchangeable gear mounted at the second idler gear mounting location. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304957 | BEARING OIL FEED DEVICE - A partial groove | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120312272 | OIL SEPARATOR OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an oil separator provided in a cylinder head cover of an internal combustion engine and equipped with a partition wall disposed between a blow-by gas inlet and a blow-by gas outlet and having through holes each serving as an orifice for increasing a flow velocity of blow-by gas flow, a collision plate is arranged adjacent to the partition wall so as to be opposed to each of the through holes, for separating oil mist from blow-by gases. At least one upstanding wall is disposed downstream of the collision plate in a manner so as to be adjacent to an opening defined between a lower end of the collision plate and the bottom face of a separator chamber, for recapturing oil mist, once-separated from the blow-by gases but rescattering along with the blow-by gas flow passing through the opening of the collision plate. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120325176 | INTEGRAL OIL SYSTEM - An oil management system includes an engine housing assembly which defines a first rotor volume and a second rotor volume. An oil cooler assembly arranged between the first rotor volume and the second rotor volume. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120325177 | LUBRICATION STRUCTURE OF CRANKING ROTATIONAL FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The lubricant-return holes are provided in the intermediate portion of the ring gear. Thus, the lubricant stagnating above the first oil sealing member can be easily discharged to the oil pan side via the lubricant-return holes even when the ring gear has stopped rotating in response to the starter motor being turned off after completion of the start of the internal combustion engine. As such, the level of the surface of lubricant stagnating between the ring gear and the outer race member does not rise, and therefore the lubricant surface virtually does not reach the outer race and the one-way clutch that are rotating while the internal combustion engine is running. Thus, bubbling of lubricant and production of sludge, which may otherwise be caused by agitation of the lubricant surface, can be prevented. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130000593 | EFFICIENT VACUUM FOR A VEHICLE - An engine with an efficient selectively operable vacuum source is disclosed. In one example, an electric vacuum pump with oil wetted seals provides vacuum to a vehicle. The approach may provide for improved efficiency when generating vacuum. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130014726 | Oil System for an EngineAANM Yamada; Shuya DanAACI NoviAAST MIAACO USAAGP Yamada; Shuya Dan Novi MI USAANM Gasior; David MatthewAACI LivoniaAAST MIAACO USAAGP Gasior; David Matthew Livonia MI USAANM Peters; Edward WilliamAACI NoviAAST MIAACO USAAGP Peters; Edward William Novi MI USAANM Sun; DallisAACI TroyAAST MIAACO USAAGP Sun; Dallis Troy MI USAANM Klomp; Karl RobertAACI Clinton TownshipAAST MIAACO USAAGP Klomp; Karl Robert Clinton Township MI USAANM Deegan; Michael DavidAACI Farmington HillsAAST MIAACO USAAGP Deegan; Michael David Farmington Hills MI US - A system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes an oil pan, a pick up tube; and a spacer. The spacer is positioned vertically above a static oil level and secured to a surface of the oil pan. Further, the spacer may include an opening that may communicate with oil when the oil is in a tilt orientation. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130019834 | OIL SQUIRTER - An oil squirter includes a housing in fluid communication with a source of oil pressure, a first nozzle in fluid communication with the housing, and a second nozzle in fluid communication with the housing. The oil squirter also includes a mechanism arranged within the housing and configured to open the first nozzle and close the second nozzle when the oil pressure is below a threshold value. The mechanism is also configured to open the second nozzle and close the first nozzle when the oil pressure is at or above the threshold value. An engine having a cylinder defined by a cylinder bore, a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder bore, and the oil squirter, along with a vehicle having such an engine, is also disclosed. In the engine, the first nozzle sprays oil onto the cylinder bore and the second nozzle sprays oil at the underside of the piston. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130025562 | LUBRICATION STRUCTURE FOR BEARING SECTION - A lubrication structure for a bearing section of an internal combustion engine including a crankcase having a wall portion, a bearing secured to the wall portion, a rotational shaft supported for rotation by the bearing, and a bearing restriction member disposed on a side face of an outer race portion of the bearing and configured to suppress coming off of the bearing, wherein an oil receiving portion formed in a swollen state on the wall portion along an outer periphery on the outer side of an outer periphery below the center axis of the bearing, and an oil reserve section is provided so as to extend over the oil receiving portion and the bearing restriction member. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130074797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OIL FLOW IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine includes an oil jet configured to communicate oil onto an internal engine surface. The oil jet is fluidly connected to a pressurized oil source via an oil flow controller that is configured to control oil flowrate to the oil jet in response to a temperature of the internal engine surface. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074798 | TRAY FOR OIL PAN - A tray for de-aeration of oil contained in an oil pan including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a side surface. The inner surface is adapted to face a bottom surface of the oil pan. The outer surface is adapted to face an oil-gas interface of the oil contained in the oil pan. The side surface extends from the inner surface. Moreover, the side surface encloses a submerged surface to collect aeration bubbles present in the oil. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130081590 | ENGINE STRUCTURE - An engine structure is provided that basically includes a cylinder block, an oil circulation pathway and a lubricating oil reservoir. The cylinder block has an upper end for receiving a cylinder head, a lower end for receiving an oil pan, and a crankshaft receiving portion. The oil circulation pathway is arranged to convey lubricating oil by gravity to at least an area located above the crankshaft receiving portion of the cylinder block for supplying lubricating oil to a crankshaft. The lubricating oil reservoir is arranged to store lubricating oil. The lubricating oil reservoir has an open top end for receiving downwardly flowing lubricating oil. The open top end of the lubricating oil reservoir is arranged relative to the oil circulation pathway such that lubricating oil spilling out of the open top end of the lubricating oil reservoir falls into the oil circulation pathway. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130087116 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - An oil passage structure for an engine of a vehicle is provided with a connecting rod swingably coupled to a crankshaft rod by a plurality of crankpins, the plurality of crankpins being disposed between a plurality of crank journals, and a plurality of support portions for rotatably supporting the crankshaft by the plurality of crank journals in a cylinder block. The crankshaft has a first oil passage formed therein, the first oil passage supplying oil from an opening formed in one end face thereof to sliding surfaces of the plurality of crankpins, the plurality of support portions have a second oil passage formed therein, the second oil passage supplying the oil to a sliding surface of each of the plurality of crank journals, and the first oil passage and the second oil passage communicate with each other in some of the support portions and in some of the crank journals. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130092117 | PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, a drive mechanism coupled to the crankshaft and an oil pump actuated by the drive mechanism. The engine also includes a vacuum pump actuated by the drive mechanism, wherein the drive mechanism, oil pump and vacuum pump are disposed in an oil pan and a housing disposed between the oil pump and vacuum pump configured to enclose at least a portion the drive mechanism and restrict a flow of oil from the oil pan into the housing to reduce aeration of the oil during operation of the internal combustion engine. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130092118 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubrication system in an internal combustion engine is provided. The lubrication system includes a crankshaft bearing supporting a crankshaft, a supply line including an outlet flowing oil to the crankshaft bearing and an inlet receiving oil from an oil gallery, and thermal insulation at least partially surrounding at least a portion of an inner wall of the supply line and/or the oil gallery. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130125854 | Oil Pump for An Engine - Embodiments of an oil pump for an engine have an increased pump capacity while maintaining or marginally increasing the overall physical size of the pump. In some embodiments, this increased capacity is reflected in a pump length efficiency ratio, which compares an effective gear length (L | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130139782 | LUBRICATION APPARATUS FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication apparatus for a four-stroke engine includes: an oil tank; a supply passageway having an opening to supply oil mist from the oil tank to driving parts, the opening being formed in the oil tank; and a partition provided between the opening and a side wall of the oil tank, the partition being formed by partition plate members to divide an inside of the oil tank into an inner area and an outer area, the inner area including the opening, and the outer area being defined between the inner area and the side wall. Oil can freely move between the inner area and the outer area, and the opening is placed in a position above a surface of the oil accumulated in the oil tank even when the four-stroke engine is tilted in every direction. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130167801 | OIL CONTROL RING OF FERROUS BODY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An oil control ring for internal combustion engines, formed by a ferrous body having two external contact surfaces where each surface contains first and second extremity edges, two tilted faces where each tilted face starts from the respective second edge, a peripheral transversal section directed at the cylinder wall and an internal circular section directed at the side of the piston, where the projections of contact are directed, so that the respective tilted faces are turned facing the other, symmetrically, in a preferred concretization. The ring allows the maintenance of appropriate levels of contact pressure, even under reduced expanding loadings due to the use of profile that brings reduced contact of the ring with the cylinder interface. Additionally, it brings better dynamic stability and consequent distribution of the contact pressure of the set. It also makes it possible to apply superficial hardening treatments on oil rings with reduced contact surface. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130174802 | ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A system for lubricating an engine is disclosed. In one example, the system includes an oil purging passage in fluidic communication with an oil gallery within an engine block. The system may provide for reduced engine degradation related to debris that may be found in engine oil. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130192557 | OIL PRESSURE SCHEDULING BASED ON ENGINE ACCELERATION - Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting oil pressure supplied to engine components. In one example approach, a method for controlling oil flow in an engine comprises adjusting oil pressure supplied to the engine based on engine acceleration. For example, engine acceleration may be used to predict future engine lubrication requirements so that oil pressure adjustments may be scheduled accordingly. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192558 | Lubrication System for a Tiltable Engine - A lubrication system for an engine is provided. The lubrication system may include an oil pan configured to receive oil from the engine. The oil pan may have a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a middle portion located between the first and second ends. The lubrication system may also include a suction pump configured to pump oil from the middle portion to the engine, a first conduit fluidly connected to the first end, a second conduit fluidly connected to the second end, and at least one pump fluidly connected to the first and second conduits. The at least one pump may be configured to direct oil from the first end toward the middle portion when the engine is tilted in a first direction and direct oil from the second end toward the middle portion when the engine is tilted in a second direction. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130228148 | OIL PUMP APPARATUS - An oil pump apparatus in which an electrical pump can be easily disposed is provided. A mechanical pump including: an inner gear which is configured to be driven by an engine; and an outer gear which is configured to mesh with the inner gear, and an electrical pump including: an outer gear which is configured to be driven by a motor section; and an inner gear which is configured to mesh with the outer gear are installed adjacent to each other in the axial direction in a pump installation space of a pump housing having suction ports and ejection ports. A blocking plate which is configured to block communications between the suction ports and the ejection ports is disposed between the mechanical pump and the electrical pump. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130263815 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT LUBRICANT PUMP - A variable displacement lubricant pump providing a pressurized lubricant for an engine includes a control ring. A pump housing comprises a pump rotor with radially slidable vanes which rotate in the control ring. A pressure control chamber pushes the control ring into a low pumping volume direction against a force of a flexible pretensioning element. The pressure control chamber is connected with a pump outlet port via a first pressure conduit. A pretension control unit adjusts discharge pressures of the pressurized lubricant. The pretension control unit comprises a pretension cylinder with a plunger and an outlet opening arranged in a cylinder wall. The plunger is axially moveable and supports the flexible pretensioning element to push the control ring into a high pumping volume direction. The pretension cylinder is connected with the pump outlet port via a second pressure conduit. The outlet opening is connectable to a low-pressure via an electrical pretension control valve. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130276742 | OIL DIVERTER AND RETURN SYSTEM. RELATES TO DIVERTING A PORTION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OIL FROM THE PRIMARY LUBRICATION SYSTEM TO SECONDARY DEVICES. SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR RETURNING DIVERTED OIL TO LUBRICATION SYSTEM AFTER USE BY DEVICES. TWO SECONDARY DEVICES CAN BE USED. ONE BEING PROVIDED RESTRICTED OIL FLOW AND THE SECOND BEING PROVIDED FULL FLOW. SYSTEM INCLUDES METHOD FOR ATTACHMENT TO ENGINE. SYSTEM INCLUDES METHOD FOR CAPTURING SAMPLE OIL DURING OPERATION OF ENGINE. - This embodiment is for diverting a portion of oil away from the primary lubrication system of an internal combustion engine to a secondary device while maintaining full oil pressure for another secondary device. The oil diverter provides restricted out going only oil flow to a device requiring oil flow back to the engine. The devices out going only anti flow back valve allows the secondary oil use device to maintain its oil level when oil pressure stops. The system includes the oil return device with the purpose to send the diverted oil back to the primary lubrication system after use by the secondary oil use device or devices. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130306022 | HIGH EFFICIENCY OIL CIRCUIT - In at least one implementation, an engine oil circuit for a vehicle includes first and second oil circuits, and first and second oil pumps. The first oil circuit is communicated with at least one first engine component and the first oil pump is communicated with the first oil circuit to supply fluid flow in the first oil circuit at a first flow rate and a first pressure. The second oil circuit is communicated with at least one second engine component and may be segregated from the first oil circuit. The second oil pump is communicated with the second oil circuit to supply fluid flow in the second oil circuit at a second flow rate and a second pressure. At least one of the second flow rate or the second pressure is different than the first flow rate or the first pressure. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130319366 | CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE OIL SUPPLY DEVICE - A control device has a mechanical oil pump driven by an engine and an electric oil pump supplying oil via a check valve in an oil passage connecting the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, the check valve allowing a flow of the oil from the electric oil pump side to the mechanical oil pump side while blocking a flow in an opposite direction, regardless of the pressure of the electric oil pump. When the check valve is closed under an oil pressure condition in which the electric oil pump outputs a maximum output oil pressure while the mechanical oil pump is driven by the engine at idle, the control device is configured to drive the electric oil pump during stop of the mechanical oil pump, and to stop the electric oil pump based on a load increase after start of the mechanical oil pump. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130340706 | COMBUSTION ENGINE OIL PAN - A combustion engine oil pan including a sump capable of containing oil and a sole configured to compliment the sump, able to support, with sealing, the sump and to be fixed to the engine, particularly a bottom or low part of the engine, wherein the join between the sump and the sole extends to form notched cutouts in the sole and in the sump. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140041619 | LUBRICATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE IN-WHEEL MOTOR UNIT - Each oil pump ( | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140060476 | ENGINE LUBRICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an engine lubrication control system including an engine, an oil pump which is driven by the engine, an oil circuit which extends downstream from the oil pump, and a plurality of oil branch supply paths which branch from the oil circuit and supply oil to each part of the engine. An electronically-controlled first hydraulic control valve which controls, in a stepwise manner, a discharge pressure of the oil pump relative to a speed of the engine is disposed on the oil circuit, a hydraulically-driven second hydraulic control valve is disposed on at least one of the plurality of oil branch supply paths, and a downstream hydraulic pressure of the second hydraulic control valve is controlled to be lower than a downstream hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic control valve of the oil circuit at least across a predetermined engine speed range. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140060477 | ENGINE LUBRICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an engine lubrication control system including an engine, an oil pump which is driven by the engine, an oil circuit which extends downstream from the oil pump, and a plurality of oil branch supply paths which branch from the oil circuit and supply oil to each part of the engine. An electronically-controlled first hydraulic control valve which controls, in a stepwise manner, a discharge pressure of the oil pump relative to a speed of the engine is disposed on the oil circuit, a hydraulically-driven second hydraulic control valve is disposed on at least one of the plurality of oil branch supply paths, and a downstream hydraulic pressure of the second hydraulic control valve is controlled to be lower than a downstream hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic control valve of the oil circuit at least across a predetermined engine speed range. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140076266 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A fluid delivery system formed of a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first surface and a pair of first walls extending outwardly from the first surface. The second component includes a second surface facing the first surface. The second component includes a pair of second walls and a pair of inner walls which both extend outwardly from the second surface. Each of the pair of second walls and each of the pair of first walls are vibrationally welded at a primary weld joint. The pair of inner walls extends outwardly from the second surface and sealingly contacts the first surface to define a fluid passage and a pair of cavities on either side of the fluid passage. Weld flash formed during the vibrational welding of the primary joints is contained within the pair of cavities and prevented from entering the fluid passage. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096737 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND OIL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS THEREOF - An internal combustion engine includes an engine assembly and an oil containment system attachable to the assembly. The oil containment system includes a cover component including an oil fill apparatus configured for conducting an oil to the internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a first end sealable with a cap, a second end spaced apart from the first end along a central longitudinal axis, and an annular wall concentric with and extending along the central longitudinal axis. The annular wall defines a first passage therethrough and a channel extending through the cover component along the central longitudinal axis. The oil containment system also includes a baffle component abutting the second end and defining a second passage therethrough such that the second passage is spaced apart from the channel. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140096738 | Engine Lubrication Method - An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. A crankshaft is mounted in the engine block. An oil pump driven by the cam gear, brings the oil from the oil reservoir and the valve chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. A circular arc wall surrounds the web of the crankshaft at a slight distance from the web. The crankshaft web causes the oil to fly to lubricate engine parts and the oil, returns into the oil reservoir by a check valve. Flowing of oil in to the combustion chamber when the engine is oriented to incline is prevented by oil recesses and long pipes. Another lubrication and breathing system without pump is presented, wherein construction except pump is basically followed. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140123931 | HALF CRANK ENGINE - Various embodiments include a two-stroke engine having mist lubrication system, particularly for use with portable all attitude two-stroke engines using gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, liquid petroleum gas, pure propane, butane, and liquid fuel. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140137834 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LUBRICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a lubrication system of an internal combustion engine ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140165956 | CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY FOR FLOWABLE MATERIALS - A combination usable together in an automotive vehicle includes an engine block, a cover, and a band clamp. The engine block includes an opening configured to provide access to an interior volume, a first flange having a periphery that surrounds the opening, and a first engagement surface disposed proximate the first flange. The cover includes a second flange disposed around a periphery of the cover, and a second engagement surface disposed proximate the second flange, the second engagement surface configured to mate with the first engagement surface, wherein when the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are disposed in engagement with each other the first flange and the second flange in combination define an exterior surface having a first profile. The band clamp includes an interior surface with a second profile that is complementary with the first profile. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140165957 | LUBRICATION APPARATUS OF HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FOR COMMON RAIL SYSTEM - A lubrication apparatus of a high pressure pump for a common rail system can improve lubrication performance for a friction portion M1 between a roller 12 and a shoe by supplying a large amount of lubricating fuel, which is supplied from a low pressure pump 24, to the friction portion M1 for a short time. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174399 | HEAD COVER HAVING LUBRICATION STRUCTURE - A head cover having a lubrication structure, and having a box shape, the head cover includes: a side wall; a lower surface side which is opened, and which includes a lower surface circumference portion that is fixed to an upper portion of an engine; a lubrication opening which is opened in an upward direction, and which is disposed on an outer side of the head cover; and a lubrication passage extending from the side wall in an outward direction, and connecting the lubrication opening and an inside of the head cover. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190444 | OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is an oil supply apparatus which can be realized at a low cost, and can reliably detect the lowered level of the oil filled in the oil reservoir unit. The oil supply apparatus is provided with an oil pump which is set to have a plurality of switching discharge pressures at which the oil discharge pressures are changed for each target rotation speeds when the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine reaches the respective target rotation speed. The ECU is adapted to determine that the level of oil stored in the oil pan is lowered under the condition that the deviation between the target rotation speed of the engine set to correspond to the switching discharge pressure and the rotation speed of the engine actually detected when the discharge pressure reaches the switching discharge pressure is not less than the determination value. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140209053 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CRANKCASE OIL SUMP OVERFILL PROTECTION - Generally, an overflow conduit is described in apparatuses, systems, and methods to protect a crankcase oil sump from overfill. The overflow conduit is to be connected to a crankcase oil sump of an engine, and is configured to passively receive oil from the crankcase oil sump to avoid an overfill condition from occurring in the crankcase oil sump. The overflow conduit is configured to deliver excess oil received to a sub-base tank located relatively below the crankcase oil sump, or in particular at or below an oil level in the crankcase oil sump. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140216392 | Motorcycle Engine - A motorcycle engine comprises an oil pump and a cam chest cover. The cam chest cover comprises a crankshaft pinion bearing and a camshaft bearing. The engine is configured and adapted such that the oil pump supplies pressurized oil to the crankshaft pinion bearing and the camshaft bearing. The engine is also adapted to receive both a crankshaft position sensor and, alternatively, a camshaft position sensor. The cam chest cover also comprises a pressure relief valve that diverts excess oil into a scavenge oil passageway that leads out of the engine. Still further, the engine comprises at least one check valve that allows air to pass from the wheel chest to the cam chest, but not the reverse. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140238335 | OIL PUMP DRIVE - An engine is provided herein. The engine includes a crankshaft, an engine casing, an oil pump, and an accessory drive, the oil pump having an input member which is driven from the crankshaft at a location on the opposite side of the accessory drive to the engine casing. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140299093 | LUBRICATION DEVICE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FOR COMMON RAIL SYSTEM - A lubrication device of a high pressure pump for a common rail system, may include a first lubrication channel fluid-connecting a shaft chamber formed in a pump housing of the high pressure pump, and a low pressure pump, and a support lubrication channel formed through a shoe such that one end thereof is fluid-connected to the first lubrication channel and the other end thereof is fluid-connected to a friction portion where a roller and the shoe contact each other. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318493 | TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT FLOW CONTROL FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE PISTON SQUIRTERS - An engine assembly includes an engine block that defines a cylinder bore. A reciprocating piston is disposed in the cylinder bore, and has a first side and a second side. The first side cooperates with the engine block to partially define a combustion chamber, and the second side is opposite the first side. A piston squirter is disposed adjacent to the second side of the piston and configured to expel a received flow of engine oil onto the piston. A thermal fluid valve is disposed in fluid communication with the piston squirter and is configured to selectively restrict the flow of engine oil to the piston squirter in response to a temperature of the engine oil. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140338632 | Oil management system for an internal combustion engine, and a method for oil management of such an engine - Disclosed is an oil management system for an internal combustion engine that includes a crankcase. The oil management system includes a first container for storage of a first quantity of oil and a second container for temporary storage of a predetermined second quantity of oil. The oil management system further includes a pump arranged for operating in a first and a second mode, in which modes oil is transferrable respectively to and from the second container, and a flow measuring unit arranged for measuring an oil flow to or from the second container when the pump is operating. The oil management system is arranged for delivery of the predetermined second quantity of oil to the crankcase in dependence of the measured oil flow. Also described is a method for oil management of an internal combustion engine that includes a crankcase. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140345560 | ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A system for lubricating an engine is disclosed. In one example, the system includes an oil purging passage in fluidic communication with an oil gallery within an engine block. The system may provide for reduced engine degradation related to debris that may be found in engine oil. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140352652 | ENGINE OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ENGINE OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM - An engine oil supply system for a motor vehicle and a method of controlling an engine oil supply system of a motor vehicle is disclosed in which, particularly during an engine overrun period or an engine shut-down, kinetic energy from the slowing engine is used to drive an oil pump so as to store oil in an oil accumulator for later use by one or more engine components without the engine using fuel. The stored oil allows a downsized oil pump to be used thereby saving fuel by providing a supply of oil in addition to or as an alternative to the oil supplied from the oil pump. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150047598 | CRANKCASE COVER FOR A FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - Crankcase cover for sealing an opening in a crankcase the crankcase cover includes a body portion configured to be removeably coupled to the crankcase and a fluid level window. The fluid level window can have a flat portion with fluid level indicators thereon to signify the level of lubricant within the crankcase. The fluid level window is in fluid communication with fluid in the crankcase so that the fluid level within the crankcase can be seen through the fluid level window. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150090216 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A technique for making air less likely to enter a strainer in an internal combustion engine in which the strainer is supported by a drain bolt. In an internal combustion engine in which a drain bolt supports a strainer and is configured to discharge a drain is attached to a bottom of a sump. A drain hole into which the drain bolt is screwed and a strainer hole are arranged coaxially. A crankcase is provided with an oil passage through which oil is returned to the sump. The oil passage includes a first passage through which the oil flows in a direction away from the strainer, a return passage that turns around from a forefront end of the first passage, and a second passage through which the oil flows from a forefront end of the return passage toward the strainer. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150136066 | LUBRICANT FEED MECHANISM FOR ENGINE - Provided is a lubricant feed mechanism for an engine in which space above a cam cap is not used. A lubricant feed mechanism for an engine is configured to feed lubricant through a cylinder head, a camshaft, and a cam cap to a cam of a valve gear. The mechanism includes an oil feed member that is disposed in the cam cap such that an upper end thereof is set at a lower level than an upper end of the cam cap in a height-wise direction and has an oil passage configured to guide lubricant to be fed through the cam cap to the cam. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150354419 | OIL PUMP CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A first target module determines a first target output pressure of an engine oil pump based on a speed of the engine oil pump and an oil temperature. A second target module, based on a runtime period of an engine, sets a second target output pressure of the engine oil pump to one of greater than and equal to the first target output pressure. A third target module, based on an engine load, sets a third target output pressure of the engine oil pump to one of greater than and equal to the first target output pressure. A selection module selects one of the second and third target output pressures, sets a selected target output pressure based on the selected one of the second and third target output pressures, and controls displacement of the engine oil pump based on the selected target output pressure. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160084124 | Hybrid Oil Pump System and Method of Controlling the Same - A hybrid oil pump system may include a motor connected to an oil pump and supplying torque, an engine disposed to supply torque to the oil pump, and a first one-way clutch disposed in a line through which the torque from the engine may be supplied to the oil pump, and selectively supplying the torque from the engine to the oil pump in accordance with a difference in RPM between the engine and the motor. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160376948 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating a combustion engine having a crankcase, a piston group and a crankshaft, wherein the crankcase has an oil reservoir and an operational amount of lubricating oil is provided, wherein i) a partial amount of the lubricating oil is continuously discharged from the crankshaft and ii) a refill amount of new lubricating oil is continuously supplied, so that the operational amount of lubricating oil remains essentially the same; as well as a combustion engine for carrying out the method. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190145292 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
| 20080210193 | Crankcase - A crankcase for an internal combustion engine with two side walls, an upper surface and a first end face, where the side walls, the upper surface, and the first end face are joined with one another as a single piece. The crankcase is open at the second end face, and an adapter flange detachably seals the second end face of the crankcase from the outside environment. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080223330 | ADDITIVES AND LUBRICANT FORMULATIONS FOR IMPROVED ANTIWEAR PROPERTIES - A lubricated surface, a method for reducing wear between moving parts, and lubricants, and lubricant additive concentrates containing a wear reducing agent. The lubricated surface contains a base oil of lubricating viscosity, a hydrocarbon soluble titanium compound, a metal-free friction modifier and an amount of at least one hydrocarbon soluble magnesium compound effective to provide a reduction in surface wear greater than a reduction surface wear for a lubricant composition devoid of the titanium compound, metal-free friction modifier, and magnesium compound. The lubricant composition contains no more than about 800 ppm phosphorus and is devoid of calcium detergents and organic molybdenum compound. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090084342 | Crankcase Scavenging Mechanism for a Four-Stroke Engine - A crankcase scavenging mechanism for a four-stroke engine is disclosed. A valve operating chamber is assembled from a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover and is communicated with a crankcase. The cylinder head cover is arranged on the top of the cylinder head and is provided with a gas-oil separating cavity on the top thereof. A passage is communicated with the valve operating chamber. The gas-oil separating cavity is connected with a partition plate to form an oil-gas separation chamber. The oil-gas separation chamber is provided with a one-way valve thereon. The one-way valve is installed in a one-way valve hole. A passage above the one-way valve is provided with an inclined orifice, one end of which is blocked by a plug, the other end of which is communicated with the cylinder head and is further communicated with a suction tube through a cylinder head communication passage. An oil-returning hole is formed between the inclined orifice of the passage and the oil-gas separation chamber. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090235894 | Lubrication apparatus for engines - A lubrication apparatus for an engine includes a crankshaft chamber, a camshaft chamber, and an oil reservoir chamber, wherein an oil-suction piping path is provided in the oil reservoir chamber, and is communicated between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber. The oil-suction piping path includes, among others, a rotatable pipe including a plurality of oil-suction orifices located at wall of the rotatable pipe. No matter the engine is situated at any state of declination, at least one of the oil-suction orifices and an air-suction vent is kept under the surface of the lubricant, so that the engine can be appropriately lubricated. Further, a one-way valve is arranged between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber, where most of the lubricant can flow back to the oil reservoir chamber during the descending stroke of a piston, so that a lubricant supply can be reduced. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100170468 | BEARING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE - The bearing system for an automotive engine includes a first bearing support structure formed in a cylinder block bulkhead and having a first bearing insert. A second bearing support structure is removably mounted to the first bearing support structure and contains a second bearing insert. A lubrication channel formed in an inside diameter of the first bearing insert and an inside diameter of the second bearing insert extends along a portion of the first bearing insert from a smaller bearing clearance position offset from a first bearing parting line and into a smaller bearing clearance portion of the second bearing insert extending past a second bearing parting line. The lubrication channel provides an improved flow of oil to a drilled passage formed in a shaft, such as a crankshaft, to feed oil to various bearings, such as connecting rod bearings, while reducing oil leakage from such a bearing system. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100307448 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication system for a four stroke engine including an oil pan for storing lubrication oil; a crankcase, wherein a crankshaft is disposed, which crankshaft has a balance weight and is coupled with a piston of a cylinder; a gear assembly room; a rocker-arm chamber; and a gas-oil separator for separating gas and oil from a mix of gas and oil; wherein the oil pan communicates with the crankcase by an oil suction passage, in which a first check valve is disposed; the crankcase communicates with the gear assembly room by a first oil delivery passage; the gear assembly room communicates with the rocker-arm chamber by a second oil delivery passage, and the gear assembly room communicates with the oil pan by a third oil delivery passage; the rocker-arm chamber communicates with the crankcase by a first oil return passage having a second check valve therein. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120017865 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubricating device for a four-stroke engine is provided that circulates oil while lubricating each part in a valve operating chamber and a crank chamber by supplying the oil to the valve operating chamber and the crank chamber using pressure fluctuation in the crank chamber, the pressure fluctuation being caused by reciprocating motion of a piston. The valve operating chamber is formed by mounting a valve operating chamber cover, and a suction passageway that sucks the oil in the valve operating chamber is provided by forming a groove on an inner surface of the valve operating chamber cover and sealing the groove with a sealing member shaped to fit the groove. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120180751 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CRANKCASE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil supply device for a crankcase of an internal combustion engine feeds oil from a reservoir to a main oil duct of the crankcase. A filter switching device allows a selection from a plurality of oil filter units in the flow path of the oil to be selectively connected into the oil flow path, to set a proportion of the oil filter units to active and a proportion of the oil filter units to passive. A switching unit switches between the active and passive states and opens up a pressurized oil flow path to the active oil filter unit(s) and also a drainage flow path between the passive oil filter unit(s) and a drainage duct. An evacuation device drains or evacuates oil from the drainage duct which has accumulated at the passive oil filter unit(s). | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120199097 | LUBRICATION APPARATUS FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication apparatus for a four-stroke engine ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120227702 | OIL PUMP HOUSING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pump housing of an internal combustion engine flanged to a crankshaft housing, which includes, but is not limited to an oil pump housing wall. The oil pump housing has an oil collecting tray in an upper region of the oil pump housing wall. An oil return channel is integrated in the oil pump housing. An oil return channel extends from an oil inlet opening in the oil collecting tray as far as an oil outlet opening in an area below an oil pan level. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120260883 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CYLINDER HEAD AND A CYLINDER BLOCK - An internal combustion engine (1), includes a cylinder head (2) and a cylinder block (3), with a crankcase (10) being fixed to the cylinder block (3), and with the crankcase (10) including at least one oil pump. In order to reduce the production effort the oil pump is arranged in the crankcase (10), with the oil pump (40) being connected with a flange (43), and with the flange (43) being fixed to a mounting wall (42) of the crankcase (10). | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130104839 | ENGINE PROVIDED WITH LUBRICATING STRUCTURE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130118440 | LUBRICATION APPARATUS FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication apparatus for a four-stroke engine includes a piston, a cylinder, a crank chamber and a valve operating chamber. The lubrication apparatus configured to lubricate driving parts while circulating oil mist through an oil circulation pathway, using pressure fluctuation in the crank chamber, the pressure fluctuation being caused by reciprocating motion of the piston. The lubrication apparatus further includes a direct passageway configured to allow communication between the valve operating chamber and the crank chamber when a negative pressure is created in the crank chamber. The direct passageway includes a flexible tube part that is formed out of the cylinder. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130233271 | OIL SQUIRTER WITH DAMPING VENT - An oil squirter for an engine includes a piston-type valve having a damping vent configured to damp oscillations of the valve piston during opening and closing. The valve piston may be spring biased and the valve may opened by oil pressure exerted on the piston at or above a cracking pressure. The damping vent controls displacement of the valve piston by creating delta pressure in oil contained in a piston chamber in opposition to axial piston movement during opening and closing of the valve, to stabilize the axial movement of the piston thereby damping valve oscillation during valve opening and closing. The damping vent operates to increase cracking stability and eliminate cyclic contact of the valve piston and valve seat to prevent noise, wear, binding, and oil system pressure fluctuations due to squirter valve instability. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140053797 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-LINK PISTON-CRANK MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubricating mechanism of a multilink, piston-crank mechanism for an internal combustion engine is provided. At a predetermined crank angle at which the crank pin oil passage and the lower link oil passage are communicative, viewed in the direction of the crankshaft, along a straight line connecting the center of rotation of the crank shaft and the end of the lower link oil passage at the side opposed to the pin boss opposing surface, the pin boss portion is disposed as the lubricating object. On the axial side of the pin boss portion, a recess portion is provided. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140174398 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH LUBRICATION SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine for a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes a crankcase defining a sump, and a lubrication system scavenging oil from the crankcase and supplying oil to the crankshaft and to first and second cylinder heads. The lubrication system includes a pump with housing and rotor, the housing being fixed to the crankcase and the rotor being rotatable around a crankshaft axis and being rotated by the crankshaft. A plurality of oil supply passages extend through the crankcase, potentially including at least one being formed in the crankcase. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140216391 | Oil Return to the Sump of a Flat Engine - Returning engine oil to the primary oil sump from outboard locations in a flat engine can be a challenge. In the present disclosure, the pressure fluctuations occurring at the underside of the piston, due to reciprocation of the piston, are used to pump the oil from outboard locations to the primary oil sump. To prevent backflow of oil during periods of negative pressure difference, a check valve is placed in the oil drain passage. The check valve allows flow from the outboard location to the primary oil sump and no flow from the primary oil sump to the outboard location by opening and closing as driven by pressure fluctuations due to piston reciprocation. Such a check valve also prevents backflow of the oil to one of the outboard locations when the engine is tilted. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140238334 | VEHICLE AND A COMPRESSION LOAD LIMITER ASSEMBLY FOR THE VEHICLE - A vehicle and a compression load limiter assembly for the vehicle are disclosed. The assembly includes a first component defining a first hole along a first axis to present a first wall radially spaced from the first axis. The assembly also includes a second component defining a second hole along a second axis to present a second wall radially spaced from the second axis. The first and second holes generally align with each other to couple together the first and second components. The assembly further includes a load limiter member including a first body portion engaging one of the first and second walls when disposed in one of the first and second holes. The first body portion has a radially compliant feature to allow movement of the load limiter member within one of the first and second holes in response to a force being applied to the load limiter member. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140311440 | OIL PUMP CONTROL VALVE - An oil pump control valve assembly includes a control valve for controlling a flow of a fluid, and a solenoid for operating the control valve. The control valve includes a tube-like holder having a hollow internal space, configured to include an inflow port formed at one end thereof, a tube-like first valve sheet formed in the middle end of the holder, a ball valve mounted in the first valve sheet, a second valve sheet coupled to a second end of the first valve sheet, and a load mounted in the second valve sheet, one end thereof being extended through the second valve sheet to come into contact with the ball valve, wherein, when the solenoid is operated, the ball valve is moved to open the inflow port. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140360454 | ENGINE SYSTEM HAVING A BACKFLOW VALVE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - An engine system is described. The engine system includes an oil drain passage in fluidic communication with an oil separator. The engine system further includes a backflow valve positioned at an outlet of the oil drain line, the backflow valve having a first configuration where the valve provides a predetermined amount of oil backflow into the oil drain passage and a second configuration where the valve inhibits oil backflow into the oil drain passage. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150114337 | LUBRICANT LEVEL CONTROL FOR LUBRICATED SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein is a system includes a lubricated component and a lubricant pump that selectively provides lubricant to the lubricated component. The system also includes a lubricant source in lubricant providing communication with the lubricant pump. Additionally, the system includes a lubricant flow regulation device in lubricant receiving communication with the lubricated component and lubricant providing communication with the lubricant source. The lubricant flow regulation device is configured to drain lubricant from the lubricated component to the lubricant source based on when the lubricant pump provides lubricant to the lubricated component, and to prevent drainage of lubricant from the lubricated component to the lubricant source based on when the lubricant pump stops providing lubricant to the lubricated component. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150136065 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - An engine includes an oil pan used for storing lubricating oil, a crankcase, a cam box, a rocker, and a distribution chamber used for separating oil & gas mixture into oil mist and liquid oil. A lubricating system comprises: the oil pan and the crankcase are communicated through an oil supply passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the oil supply passage; the crankcase and the distribution chamber are communicated through a first oil conveying passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the first oil conveying passage; the distribution chamber and the cam box are communicated through a second oil conveying passage; the cam box and the rocker chamber are communicated through a third oil conveying passage; the rocker chamber and the crankcase are communicated through at least one oil return passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the oil return passage. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150300218 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil supply device for an internal combustion engine includes: a variable displacement pump ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20170234176 | AUTOMOTIVE LUBRICANT PUMPING SYSTEM WITH TWO PIECE RELIEF VALVE | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180023427 | ENGINE OIL FEEDING DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
| 20090050102 | Oil filter having an integral metering orifice for a valve lifter oil manifold assembly - A combined oil filtration and metering assembly for filtering and metering oil in an oil gallery, such as in a Lifter Oil Manifold Assembly of an internal combustion engine. The filtration and metering assembly includes a filtration element at an oil entrance leading to an internal chamber having a metering orifice as an outlet to a downstream portion of the oil gallery. Preferably the metering orifice has a diverging exit cone. Preferably, the assembly replaces directly a prior art metering valve in a LOMA socket without requiring retooling of the LOMA top plate. The assembly may be readily formed by molding of the filtration element into the oil entrance in an injection overmolding process. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090194061 | Oil Module Comprising An Integrated Cooling Water Channel - The invention relates to an oil module of a water-cooled internal combustion engine, comprising an oil filter, oil and water channels, a water pump and a thermostatic valve which opens various temperature-dependent water circuits. One water channel starts behind the thermostatic valve in the direction of flow and leads to the suction side of the water pump inside the oil module. The oil module has a housing to which at least one additional functional component is connected. The water channel extends along two sides of the housing which are oriented at an angle in relation to each other, both sides of said channel respectively opening on both sides on at least one sub-section of their length onto the surface of the housing and being closed, respectively by means of a cover to form a channel cross-section that is closed on all sides. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090255505 | DILUTING FUEL-IN-OIL TREATING APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present apparatus includes an oil container (an oil pan); an oil path connecting the oil container to lubricated parts; an oil pump provided in the oil path and supplying the lubricating oil from the oil container to the lubricated parts; a bypass path having a first end side thereof connected to a downstream side of the oil pump of the oil path and a second end side thereof connected to an upstream side of the oil pump of the oil path; a fuel separator provided in the bypass path and separating fuel from the lubricating oil flowing in the bypass path; and an open/close valve provided in the bypass path and opening and closing the bypass path based on a temperature of the lubricating oil or a physical quantity the lubricating oil having a correlation with the temperature. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090283067 | ENGINE LUBRICATION METHOD - An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has a lightweight aluminum alloy engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir formed therein. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted in the engine block for rotation about a crankshaft axis. A piston reciprocates within the bore and is connected to the crankshaft by a connecting rod. A cam shaft is rotatably mounted in the crank shaft chamber for rotation about a cam shaft axis, parallel to the crank shaft axis. An oil pump driven by the cam shaft, which mates by cam gear with crank gear that is driven by crank shaft, inhales the oil from the oil reservoir to splash lubricate into the crank shaft chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly defining a compact combustion chamber having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust ports and cooperating intake and exhaust valves. A lightweight, high-powered engine is thereby provided having relatively low HC and CO emissions. A circular arc wall surrounds around web of the crankshaft with a slight distance from the web. A scroll-shaped wall has gradually increased distance from said wall to the direction of rotation of the web and has partial overlap with the circular arc wall. The check valve splashes breathing mist oil from crank shaft room to breather room and causes the oil to supply to lubricate engine parts in valve chamber and the oil, after lubricating the parts, is returned into the oil reservoir. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090314245 | ENGINE OIL FILTER SYSTEM - In an engine oil filter system in which: a filter-attachment base is joined to one side surface of an engine; and an oil filter which filters lubricating oil supplied to the engine from an oil pump is attached to the filter-attachment base, an oil cooler for cooling down the lubricating oil transferred between the engine and the oil filter is formed integrally with the filter-attachment base. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an inexpensive engine oil filter system which includes an oil cooler constituted by utilizing a filter-attachment base, and which thus eliminates the need to modify an oil filter and also the need to form, on an engine, an attachment portion to which the oil cooler is exclusively attached. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100012074 | LUBRICANT STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - The present invention is to provide a lubricant structure of an engine capable of easily and compactly attaching and detaching primary oil filters connected to oil intake sides of two oil pumps to and from a crank case. A power transmission chamber in the crank case dually divided in a crankshaft direction is an oil reserving portion. A first oil pump for pressure-feeding oil of the oil reserving portion to a lubricant point, a second oil pump for returning the oil returned to the crank chamber to the oil reserving portion, and first and second oil filters connected to the oil intake sides of the oil pumps are provided. The first oil filter is inserted from one of left and right crank case members, the second oil filter is inserted from the other crank case member, and both the oil filters are closed by oil filter caps. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100037849 | Oil Cooler Oil Pump Assembly for an Internal Combustion Engine - An oil cooler oil pump assembly for an internal combustion engine has an oil cooler and an oil pump configured to draw in oil from the oil pan and convey it to the oil cooler. The oil cooler is arranged on the exterior side of the oil pan. The oil pump is integrated into the oil pan, wherein oil pump and oil cooler are immediately or closely coupled to one another by a connecting pipe. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100095922 | VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATING STRUCTURE - A vapor-liquid separating structure for an engine includes an inlet section, a discharging section, a collecting section and a vapor-liquid separating section. The inlet section is configured and arranged to take in blow-by gas from inside a valve mechanism chamber. The discharging section is configured and arranged to discharge the blow-by gas taken in through the inlet section. The collecting section is configured and arranged to collect a majority of oil entered into the vapor-liquid separating structure through the inlet section. The vapor-liquid separating section is configured and arranged to execute a vapor-liquid separation treatment with respect to the blow-by gas while guiding the blow-by gas taken in through the inlet section to the discharging section without the blow-by gas passing through the collecting section. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100180854 | SEPARATOR FOR SEPARATING OIL MIST FROM THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION GAS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND FUNCTIONAL MODULE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A SEPARATOR - A separator for separating oil mist from the crankcase ventilation gas of an internal combustion engine, especially of a motor vehicle. The separator includes a gas purification chamber inside which a rotatably mounted centrifugal rotor is arranged. The gas purification chamber has a crude gas inlet, a pure gas outlet, and an oil outlet. The crankcase ventilation gas can be conducted into a radially internal zone of the centrifugal rotor via the crude gas inlet, while pure gas that is liberated from oil mist can be discharged from the gas purification chamber via the pure gas outlet, and oil separated from the gas can be discharged from the gas purification chamber via the oil outlet. The separator further includes a rotary drive for the centrifugal rotor. The rotary drive is disposed in a drive chamber of the separator, can be operated using pressurized lubrication oil of the internal combustion engine, and is connected to the centrifugal rotor by means of a shaft extending from the drive chamber into the gas purification chamber, from which the drive chamber is separated. The rotary drive is formed by at least one thrust nozzle which is connected to the shaft and to which the pressurized lubrication oil of the internal combustion engine can be fed. The separator includes at least one part of a base that forms the separation between the gas purification chamber and the drive chamber and extends into the drive chamber, the part of the base being fitted with a seat for a bearing of the shaft. The bearing is located at a distance from the centrifugal rotor. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100224161 | Liquid Filtering Device - A filter arrangement for liquids has a filter housing and a functional carrier arranged inside the filter housing. A cylindrical filter element is inserted axially into the filter housing and defines an unfiltered side and a filtered side inside the filter housing. A non-return diaphragm is secured within the filter housing, wherein the non-return diaphragm is arranged on the functional carrier so as to effect an axial and/or radial sealing action of the unfiltered side relative to the filtered side of the filter arrangement. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100326392 | FILTER SYSTEM - A liquid filter system, having an annular first filter element that separates a crude side from a clean side in a first filter chamber and a first plug, which projects axially and eccentrically with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the first filter element and extends axially into a first plug receptacle after insertion in the first filter chamber. A annular second filter element that separates a crude side from a clean side in a second filter chamber and a second plug, which projects axially and eccentrically with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the second filter element and extends axially into a second plug receptacle after insertion in the second filter chamber, and wherein the filter elements differ from one another at least in that the plugs have at least one of different eccentricities and shapes. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110041796 | OIL MAKE-UP AND REPLENISHMENT OIL FILTER AND METHOD OF USE - An oil filter and oil-additive dispensing device comprising an oil filter and oil additive replenishment system further comprising: a full-flow oil filter; a by-pass oil filter; an oil additive dispensing system; and an on-vehicle controller to dispense additive as required, track additive consumption and signal the need for a replacement system is described. Also a method of using such oil filter and oil-additive dispensing device to extend the useful life of lubricating oil in a vehicle engine is described. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110056455 | OIL MIST SEPARATOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil mist separator ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110180033 | CHAIN CASE STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - A chain case structure of an engine includes an oil pump is disposed in a chain case and driven by a crankshaft of the engine and an oil pump case. The oil pump case includes an oil strainer mounting portion, an oil suction passage communicating the oil strainer mounting portion with a pump chamber, and a chain guide portion protruding toward the one end in the crankshaft direction of the engine and extending along an outer periphery of a timing chain. The oil strainer mounting portion is disposed below the chain guide portion, the oil suction passage portion is expanded from a wall surface of the oil pump case toward the engine and extended toward the chain guide portion, and the oil strainer mounting portion and the chain guide portion are connected by the oil suction passage portion. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110259294 | Lubricating System for a Two-Stroke Engine - A lubricating system for a two-stroke engine is provided in which oil is more reliably pumped into the two-stroke engine. The oil travels through passages that are integrally cast into the cylinder and/or crankcase. The oil may be injected directly into the crankcase chamber or intake passage. The oil pump may be a rotary pump mounted on the crankcase concentric to the crankshaft. It is also possible to not use an oil pump, and have the oil drawn into the engine by vacuum created in the crankcase. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110297119 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil supply system for an internal combustion engine, includes an oil pump, a heat exchanger, an oil feed line and two oil outlet lines, for conveying the oil from the oil pump through the oil feed line to the heat exchanger and from the latter through the two oil outlet lines. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110315112 | LUBRICATING OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY - A lubricating oil filter assembly is provided for an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to a body provided with: an oil inlet, an oil outlet, a conduit connecting the oil inlet to the oil outlet, and a chamber suitable for accommodating a filter element, the chamber being in communication with the oil inlet and with the oil outlet. The lubricating oil filter assembly further includes, but is not limited to a valve assembly arranged within the conduit to enable a flow of lubricating oil in dependence of the pressure of the lubricating oil at the oil inlet. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120067319 | WINDAGE TRAY WITH TAIL - A windage tray, for an engine having a crankshaft and a sump, includes a tray that is generally shaped to be located at least partially between the crankshaft and the sump. The tray has at least one tail extending from the tray generally toward the sump to direct oil from the crankshaft toward the sump. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120145113 | REMOVAL OF WATER AND FUEL CONTAMINANTS IN ENGINE OIL - Methods for removal of condensed, blow-by contaminants with small molecular dimensions from the circulating lubricating engine oil of internal combustion engines, including automotive engines, with a positive crankcase ventilation system are disclosed. An adsorbent macroporous structure comprising alumino-silicate particles with micro-pores is at least partially immersed in the circulating oil. The micro-pores are sized to adsorb the small, condensed, blow-by, contaminant molecules but not the larger oil molecules. At low temperatures the contaminant molecules may be adsorbed and temporarily stored in the micropores. At higher temperatures some of the contaminants may desorb and be re-incorporated in the oil. The desorbed contaminants will circulate with the higher temperature oil into the engine crankcase where they may vaporize and be removed by the engine positive crankcase ventilation system. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120160208 | LUBRICATING OIL FEEDING STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - A lubricating oil feeding structure of an engine includes an oil pump provided in a crankcase for pressurizing and feeding oil in an oil reservoir, an oil filter provided in an outer peripheral wall of the crankcase for purifying the oil fed from the oil pump, and an oil cooler provided in a cover member covering an end of the crankcase in the crankshaft direction for cooling the oil sent from the oil filter. Preferably, the cover member is a generator cover, and the oil cooler is arranged on the outer side in the radial direction of a rotor of the generator. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120180750 | FILTER | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130118439 | ENGINE OIL CIRCULATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An engine oil circulation apparatus for a vehicle in which the temperature of the engine oil in an oil sump can be increased up to the desired set temperature within a short time just after starting an engine, and as a result, the engine oil having appropriate viscosity can be supplied to an engine lubricating system within a short time just after starting the engine. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130180496 | STEPPED OIL-COOLER - A lubricant heat exchanger may include a mounting portion and a heat exchanger portion. The mounting portion may be configured to engage a first end of a lubricant filter and may include a fluid passage in fluid communication with the lubricant filter. The heat exchanger portion may extend from the mounting portion and may be configured to at least partially surround a circumferential surface of the lubricant filter. The mounting portion may engage the first end of the lubricant filter and provide fluid communication between the heat exchanger portion and the lubricant filter. The heat exchanger portion may include a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet and outlet being fluidly isolated from the lubricant filter. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130340705 | OIL DETERIORATION SUPPRESSING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an oil deterioration suppressing apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising an oil reservoir section for reserving oil, a filtering component and an adsorption component provided in an oil passage, and a supply device for supplying the oil in the oil reservoir section to a side upstream of the adsorption component and the filtering component. The filtering component is configured to remove unnecessary products from the oil, and the adsorption component is configured to be positioned upstream of the filtering component to adsorb a predetermined acid component in the oil. Since the apparatus can remove a predetermined acid component in the oil from the oil in the adsorption component, it is possible to suppress generation of the sludge in the filtering component, thereby suppressing the oil deterioration appropriately. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140202418 | DEVICE COMPRISING A CATION ION-EXCHANGER FOR REDUCING THE ACIDITY OF MOTOR OIL AND ENGINE WITH SUCH DEVICE | 07-24-2014 |
| 20150114336 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE ENGINE - An oil filter and an oil cooler of a motorcycle combustion engine are disposed on an outer surface of an engine body side by side in a right-left direction. A first engine lubrication passage extending in the right-left direction is connected to an outflow passage for the oil cooler. A second engine lubrication passage is connected to the first engine lubrication passage, to extend frontward, and is disposed parallel to an inflow passage and an outflow passage for the oil filter. A third engine lubrication passage is connected to the second engine lubrication passage and extends upward from the second engine lubrication passage in front of the first engine lubrication passage. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150136064 | OIL STRAINER AND OIL STORAGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil strainer which sucks an oil is disposed within an oil pan connected to a lower portion of a combustion engine. The oil strainer includes a strainer main body, which accommodates a filter element and extends so as to be inclined relative to a horizontal line, a suction port formed in a lower portion of the strainer main body, and a discharge port formed in an upper portion of the strainer main body. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150292371 | Apparatus and Method - A fluid reservoir system for a vehicle engine, which engine comprises a fluid circulation system, the reservoir system comprising a container for fluid, in which the container comprises at least one fluid inlet port, at least one fluid outlet port and at least one vent port and in which, each of said ports comprises a self-sealing coupling adapted to connect to a corresponding coupling on the vehicle engine to thereby connect said container in fluidic communication with the fluid circulation system of the engine and in which the reservoir system comprises at least one latch which is adapted to retain said container in fluidic communication with said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and is remotely operable to disconnect said container from said vehicle engine fluid circulation system and in which the system comprises at least one actuator which is connected to one or more of said latches and is adapted to operate said one or more latches and said container is elongate; said inlet, outlet and vent ports are located at a common first end of said container; and said at least one actuator is operable at a second end of said container, distal from said ports. Also provided is a method of supplying fluid to a vehicle engine using said fluid reservoir system. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150361839 | OIL COOLING SYSTEM FOR SUPERCHARGED ENGINE - In an oil cooling system for a supercharged engine, coolant is introduced from a third coolant supply passage that branches from a first coolant supply passage into a coolant circulation passage of an oil cooler. The coolant has not cooled an engine and a turbocharger. By efficiently cooling lubricating oil (lubricating oil after lubricating supercharger) having lubricated the respective cooled portions of the turbocharger, oil-deterioration-suppressing effect can be improved even with the coolant of a small amount. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160003112 | OIL CIRCULATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil circulation device for an internal combustion engine includes an oil pan, a partition, and a communication groove. The oil pan is disposed below a cylinder block and includes a bottom wall and a sidewall to define a recessed portion that opens upward. The partition extends upward from the bottom wall so as to have a protruding end and divide the recessed portion into a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion. The communication groove extends downward from the protruding end of the partition in a thickness direction of the partition to connect the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160024982 | OIL DETERIORATION SUPPRESSING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil deterioration suppressing apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises a first oil filter and a second oil filter, wherein the first oil filter comprises a first filter member for filtering oil from an oil pan in which oil is stored, and the second oil filter comprises a second filter member for filtering oil from the oil pan, and wherein the second filter member is made of a ceramic material and has a mean pore size smaller than the mean pore size of the first filter member. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160084147 | OIL SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF WATER-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil supply structure of a water-cooled internal combustion engine includes an oil cooler for improving oil circulation efficiency by making an oil passage of a lubrication system short. In addition, weight of the oil cooler is reduced by reducing the number of parts. The oil supply structure of a water-cooled internal combustion engine includes an oil pump drive shaft of an oil pump that is coaxially coupled with one end of a balancer shaft placed parallel with a crankshaft and a water pump drive shaft of a water pump that is coaxially coupled with the other end of the balancer shaft. In the oil supply structure, an oil cooler is provided in the vicinity of the oil pump together with an oil filter. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20080236537 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - An electric motor is cooled by an air flow without restricting the degree of freedom in the arrangement of an oil cooler and an oil filter by utilizing a front face of a front portion of an engine body to arrange the electric motor. The engine includes an oil cooler, an oil filter, and an starter motor for driving a crankshaft to rotate. The oil cooler and the starter motor are disposed on a front face, which is directed in an advancing direction of the vehicle, of a front portion of a lower block which forms an engine body. The oil filter is attached to an attachment seat provided on a side face of the front portion which is directed in the sideward direction. A communication oil path for communicating the oil cooler and the oil filter with each other is provided in the inside of the front portion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090038580 | OIL COOLER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - An oil cooler for an internal combustion engine, including a housing having at least one channel for receiving oil from an engine's oil reservoir and for returning the oil to the reservoir, and means for facilitating heat dissipation from the circulated oil to the environment. The oil cooler further includes a coupling for connecting the housing to a receiver for an oil filter cover so that the coupling replaces the oil filter cover and exchanges oil with the engine's reservoir. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090090326 | Method and System for Reducing Fuel Consumption in a Diesel Engine - The present invention relates to a method (and corresponding system) of reducing fuel consumption in a diesel engine ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090114183 | Transmission Thermostat Device - A transmission thermostat device includes a body having first and second input ports and first and second output ports. A first fluid path extends between the first input port and the first output port. A second fluid path extends between the second input port and the second output port. A bypass port is disposed between the first fluid path and the second fluid path. A temperature sensing mechanism is disposed within the housing. The temperature sensing mechanism element is operative in a first mode to close the bypass port and in a second mode to open the bypass port. The temperature sensing mechanism includes a bimetal element responsive to a change in temperature. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090272359 | METHOD OF REMOVING THE FUEL CONTAINED IN THE LUBRICATING OIL OF AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ENGINE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method of removing the fuel contained in the lubricating oil of an internal-combustion engine comprising an engine block ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090277416 | DILUTING FUEL-IN-OIL SEPARATING APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The diluting fuel-in-oil separating apparatus includes an oil container (an oil pan) and a fuel eliminator (a heater, a bubble generator). The oil container contains lubricating oil of the internal combustion engine, and has a first compartment and a second compartment divided from the first compartment, such that the lubricating oil is introduced from the first compartment into the second compartment. The fuel eliminator eliminates fuel from the lubricating oil in the first compartment. The second compartment is provided with an oil passage having an oil pump supplying the lubricating oil from the second compartment to lubricated parts of the internal combustion engine. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100043740 | VALVE COVER HOUSING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A valve cover housing for internal combustion engines. In one embodiment, the valve cover housing includes a conduit for passing a coolant fluid near the valvetrain, and in another embodiment, the housing includes an internal protuberance or other structure that promotes the dripping of oil or another lubricant onto a selected region or component of the valvetrain, such as the valve springs. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100147254 | COOLING OIL IN AN ENGINE SYSTEM - A system and method for cooling oil in an engine system. In one embodiment, the system includes an oil sump and an oil cooler that is integrated into the oil sump. The oil cooler receives cooling fluid and ejects the cooling fluid, and the cooling fluid cools oil in the oil sump as the cooling fluid passes through the oil cooler. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the overall size of the engine system and the number of external pressurized oil lines are reduced. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100199941 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DRY SUMP LUBRICATION - An internal combustion engine with a dry sump lubrication system is disclosed. The dry sump lubrication system has an oil pan coupled to the engine, an oil reservoir, an oil discharge tube coupling between the oil pan to the oil reservoir, an oil supply tube coupling the oil reservoir to the engine, and a vent tube coupling the oil reservoir to the intake manifold. The dry sump lubrication system may have a fresh air tube coupled to the oil reservoir. A control element coupled to an upstream side of the fresh air tube controls fresh air supplied to the oil reservoir. The oil reservoir may be insulated to retain energy in the oil during short shutdown periods. The oil reservoir may have a heat exchanger which allows engine coolant to flow through the heat exchanger. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100294230 | Polymer-Derived Nanocomposite Lubricant For Ultra-Low Wear Applications - Polymer-derived nanocomposite lubricants reduce friction and wear in applications involving elevated temperatures, such as within an internal combustion engine. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100307447 | Motor Oil Heating System, Product and Method - A motor oil heating system for a vehicle comprising one or more solar panels comprised of one or more photovoltaic cells; one or more heaters thermally coupled to the motor oil, wherein the solar panels are electrically coupled to the heaters and power the heaters based on a voltage generated by the solar panel such that the heaters warm the engine oil. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120042845 | OIL DILUTION INHIBITING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An oil dilution inhibiting apparatus is mounted on a vehicle provided with an engine in which alcohol fuel can be used, the oil dilution inhibiting apparatus provided with: an intake amount integrating device for integrating amount of an air sucked into the engine while the engine is in operation, thereby calculating an integrated intake amount; a temperature detecting device for detecting oil temperature of engine oil of the engine; and a controlling device for controlling the vehicle to move into an oil heating mode in which the oil temperature is increased in such conditions that the calculated integrated intake amount is greater than an integrated intake amount threshold value and that the detected oil temperature is less than a first temperature threshold value. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120222647 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a lubrication system of an internal combustion engine provided with a generator that generates electricity by making use of the power generated by the engine, and a heating mechanism that heats lubricating oil of the engine by making use of the energy generated when the generator carries out a power generation operation, a comparison is made between an amount of decrease of an engine load in cases where the heating mechanism heats the lubricating oil and an amount of increase of the engine load in cases where the generator carries out the power generation operation for the purpose of the operation of the heating mechanism, and permits the power generation operation of the generator in order to supply energy to the heating mechanism in cases where the amount of decrease of the engine load exceeds the amount of increase of the engine load. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120234286 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATION - Embodiments for a lubrication system for an internal combustion engine are provided. In one example, a lubrication system for an internal combustion engine comprises a lubricant circuit, a radiator for cooling the lubricant, a heat accumulator arranged upstream of the engine for warming up the lubricant, the heat accumulator connected in parallel to the radiator, and a valve for switching over the lubricant circuit between the radiator and the heat accumulator. In this way, the oil may be rapidly heated during cold engine start conditions. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120240892 | EFFICIENT OIL TREATMENT FOR RADIAL ENGINE - A radial engine lubrication device is disclosed. The device includes at least one lubricant supply pump and a crankcase. The crankcase has a first cavity and a second cavity. The device includes a first flow path extending through at least one master rod of a rotating assembly. The lubricant is supplied from the lubricant supply pump, through the first flow path and exits into the first cavity. A second flow path extends internally through at least one wall of the crankcase and the device further includes at least one scupper extending into the first cavity and fluidly connecting the first cavity with the second cavity. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120285413 | METHOD FOR HEATING THE ENGINE OIL OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR PERFORMING SUCH A METHOD - A method for operation of a lubrication circuit in an internal combustion engine is provided herein. The method comprises during a first operating condition, operating an oil agitation device to increase the turbulence of oil in the lubrication circuit, the oil agitation device positioned downstream of an oil pump in a supply line in fluidic communication with a lubricant receiving component. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130125853 | Efficient Vehicle Component Heating - Methods for achieving efficient vehicle component heating are provided. One example method for controlling the warming of powertrain lubricants during engine warm-up from a cold start, the engine having an output crankshaft, includes selectively driving a lubricant heating device with the crankshaft during the cold start based on lubricant temperature. The method further includes directing the powertrain lubricants to the lubricant heating device. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130239923 | HEAT PIPE ASSEMBLY IN AN ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - An engine lubrication system is provided. The engine lubrication system includes an oil pan housing a lubricant, an oil pump having a pick-up tube including an inlet submerged in the lubricant, and a heat pipe assembly including a fluidly sealed heat pipe coupled to the oil pan adjacent to the inlet of the pick-up tube. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130247864 | COMPACT TRANSMISSION FLUID HEATER - A transmission fluid heater for a motor vehicle includes a fluid pan mounted on the transmission for storing a supply of transmission fluid. The fluid pan has an inner chamber storing the transmission fluid, and an outer chamber surrounding the inner chamber. An inlet to the outer chamber communicates with a source of engine exhaust gas and an outlet from the outer chamber exhausts the exhaust gas. An inlet valve opens and shuts the communication of engine exhaust gas to the inlet. A plurality of heat exchanger fins enhancing the transfer of heat from the engine exhaust gas within the outer chamber to the transmission fluid is stored within the inner chamber. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130312696 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SEGREGATION OF HOT AND COLD OIL IN A SUMP OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The volume of lubricating oil stored in the sump of an internal combustion engine for a vehicle is in significant excess of the volume of oil circulating through the engine at any one time. The circulating oil, drawn from the sump, may be rapidly heated during its passage through the engine, but the excess volume remaining in the sump dilutes and cools the circulating oil as it returns to the sump. By separating the oil volume into a portion which is circulated through the engine and a second portion which has only limited opportunity to mix with and cool the circulating oil the circulating oil may attain its operating temperature more rapidly. Once the stored volume of oil in the engine has also reached its operating temperature the circulating oil and stored oil may be recombined. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140182541 | OIL PUMP FOR VEHICLE - The oil pump for a vehicle may include a housing forming an outer wall of the oil pump, an outer ring to control a pumping volume of an oil, a first chamber for storing a pumped oil and connected to an engine to supply the oil to the engine, a second chamber selectively communicated to the first chamber to store the pumped oil, a rotor moving along a radial direction to pump the oil and rotating at the same time, an elastic member for controlling an operation pressure of the oil to maintain a working moment of the outer ring, and a solenoid valve for selectively communicating the first chamber with the second chamber. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150075481 | OIL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FUEL ECONOMY AND MINIMUM WEAR RATES - A system and method for managing the characteristics of engine oil in a lubrication system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. Generally speaking, the method includes the steps of determining a target viscosity for the engine oil based on engine speed and engine load, determining a working viscosity which may be directly measured or determined based on engine oil temperature and engine oil type, comparing the target viscosity to the working viscosity, deriving a target engine oil temperature, and directing engine oil to one of an oil cooler, an oil heater, or neither when and until the target engine oil temperature is achieved. The oil viscosity management system includes an engine lubrication system having a volume of engine oil, a cooler coupled to the lubrication system, a heating mechanism also coupled to the lubrication system, a valving system for directing flow of the oil and coupled to each of the lubrication system, the cooler and the heating mechanism, a signal generator for generating a signal based on operational parameters of the engine, and an estimator for controlling the valving system in response to the signal. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150107546 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OIL TEMPERATURE - A temperature control arrangement includes a heat exchanger which is fluidly connected via a transmission oil circuit to a transmission of the vehicle. A heat accumulator is fluidly connected to the transmission oil circuit and a control device is arranged in the transmission oil circuit. The control device subdivides the transmission oil circuit into an accumulator circuit containing the heat accumulator and a cooling circuit containing the heat exchanger. The heat accumulator alternately accumulates thermal energy from the transmission oil and delivers previously stored thermal energy to the transmission oil. The control device is configured to direct the transmission oil circulating within the transmission oil circuit at least partially to the heat exchanger and/or to the heat accumulator. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150308305 | Preheating apparatus and method for the installation of a preheating apparatus - A preheating apparatus for a vehicle having an operating fluid storage chamber of a first assembly, wherein a first operating fluid for operation in the first assembly is provided in the operating fluid storage chamber, an electric pump, wherein the electric pump is arranged in an external region of the operating fluid storage chamber and of the first assembly, and at least one heat source for supplying heat to the first operating fluid or removing heat from the first operating fluid, wherein the electric pump pumps the operating fluid out of the operating fluid storage chamber to the heat source. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160010520 | HEAT-INSULATED SYSTEM FOR LUBRICATING ROTATING AND OSCILLATING COMPONENTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160047282 | Fan Forced Oil Filter Cooler - The current invention consists of a fan forced heat sink oil cooler which attaches to the end of an oil filter. Typically, the invention will be used for the cooling of engine oil on an air cooled motorcycle. The current invention utilizes a housing attached to a fan forced, finned heat sink to remove heat from the engine oil expelling engine heat to the ambient air. The invention externally clamps on the oil filter which effectively turns the oil filter into an oil cooler. The design provides engine oil cooling during periods of idle or slow speeds as well as while the vehicle is in motion. The new design has remedied the necessity of penetrating and changing the existing oil route thus avoiding harm to the engine due to malfunction of an oil cooler. Another advantage to this design is simple and quick installation with ordinary knowledge and skill. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20090139484 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE OIL RENEWAL SYSTEM - An oil renewal system for an engine is disclosed. The oil renewal system may have a removal device configured to selectively remove oil from the engine, and a condition sensor situated to generate a condition signal indicative of an oil condition. The oil renewal system may also have a controller in communication with the condition sensor and the removal device. The controller may be configured to determine a deterioration rate of the oil based on the condition signal, and adjust a removal rate of the oil from the engine based on the deterioration rate. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090288633 | Dynamic Engine Oil Pickup System - A dynamic engine oil pickup system is disclosed. The dynamic engine oil pickup system includes a scavenge pump and a pickup tube assembly in fluid communication with the scavenge pump. The pickup tube assembly includes at least two oil pickup portions operable to pickup engine oil from at least two different oil pickup locations and a flow control operable to control a flow of engine oil between the at least two different oil pickup locations and the scavenge pump. The flow control includes a suction valve, and movement of the suction valve is controlled by selectively applying a high pressure oil to a head of the suction valve. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100147256 | Abnormality detecting device for hydraulic system - An abnormality detecting device for a hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system has a pressure level switching mechanism that adjusts oil pressure in accordance with the operating state of an internal combustion engine. The device includes an oil pressure sensor and a ECU. The oil pressure sensor detects an oil pressure that is adjusted by the pressure level switching mechanism. When the pressure level switching mechanism changes the oil pressure from a first oil pressure level to a second oil pressure level, which is higher than the first oil pressure level, the ECU compares the oil pressure detected by the oil pressure sensor with a determination oil pressure level, which is lower than and close to the second oil pressure level. The ECU determines that there is an abnormality in the hydraulic system if the oil pressure detected by the oil pressure sensor does not change to pass the determination oil pressure level. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100192899 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubricating oil supply system for internal combustion engine includes an oil reservoir and oil pump connected with a lubrication distribution network including a pressure controller which selectively controls the pressure within the distribution network to at least one pressure value that is less than the maximum pressure produced by a pressure relief valve associated with the oil pump. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110041798 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A hydraulic control device for an internal combustion engine having a pressure level switch mechanism that switches the pressure level of the oil supplied to components of the engine between a high pressure level and a low pressure level is provided. The hydraulic control device has a detecting section and a determining section. The determining section outputs a command signal instructing to switch the pressure level of the oil to the high pressure level to the pressure level switch mechanism and determines that the pressure level switch mechanism has a malfunction on condition that, after the command signal has been output, the pressure of the oil detected by the detecting section is smaller than a high-pressure-level switching malfunction determination value. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110253093 | ROLLOVER DETECTION DEVICE FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE ENGINE - A general-purpose engine equipped with a rollover detection device for a general-purpose engine is used for driving a driving unit such as a rammer. An oil pan is provided in a crankcase of an engine main body, and lubricating oil is supplied to a lubrication part of the engine main body by an oil pump. A suction port of a lubricating oil intake part that guides the lubricating oil to an intake port of the oil pump is provided in a substantially central part in front-rear and left-right directions of the oil pan. Therefore, even when the general-purpose engine rolls over in the front-rear or left-right direction, the lubricating oil does not enter the lubricating oil intake part. Detecting whether or not the lubricating oil is discharged from the oil pump allows detection of a rollover of the general-purpose engine. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120298069 | Oil Tank Breather Line Solenoid Valve - Disclosed herein is a device which provides a safety measure to vehicles by utilizing the dead man (tether) switch, or other electrical connection, in combination with a valve and actuator, to keep oil from leaking out of the lubrication system of the vehicle in a rollover situation. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140076267 | BREATHER DEVICE - A working fluid case includes a housing and a breather device. The breather device includes a vent passage located in a recess formed in the housing. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20080264377 | FUEL INJECTION LUBRICATION MECHANISM FOR CONTINUOUS SELF LUBRICATION OF A FUEL INJECTOR - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for lubricating a plunger residing within a bushing of a fuel injector. The apparatus includes a fuel lubrication mechanism comprised of lubrication grooves formed within and around the outer axial surfaces of the plunger. The grooves act as fuel reservoirs for storing a small portion of fuel on the outer axial surface of the plunger. The stored or retained fuel interfaces with the walls of the bushing during injection to provide a lubricated interface between the bushing and plunger. The lubricated interface increases the service life of the fuel injector by reducing seizing, scoring and scuffing caused by excessive heat. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090013959 | lubrication system for an engine - A lubrication system for a small lightweight four-stroke engine is disclosed. The lubrication system, provided with a weight at one end of a flexible oil tube inserted into an oil reservoir, is capable of providing a sufficient lubrication to components of the engine which may operate in a horizontal posture, a vertical posture, or any posture therebetween. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090031982 | OIL COMMUNICATION MANIFOLD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided having a cylinder head adapted to contain at least one switchable valvetrain element operable to selectively deactivate at least one intake valve and at least one other switchable valvetrain element operable to selectively deactivate at least one exhaust valve. The cylinder head defines at least one feed passage operable to selectively communicate fluid pressure to the at least one switchable valvetrain element to selectively deactivate the at least one intake valve. The cylinder head defines at least one other feed passage operable to selectively communicate fluid pressure to the at least one other switchable valvetrain element to selectively deactivate the at least one exhaust valve. An oil communication manifold is mounted to the head and defines at least one communication passage operable to enable communication of fluid pressure between the at least one feed passage and the at least one other feed passage. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090078230 | CYLINDER HEAD OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE - An oil communication passage ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100313843 | LUBRICATION DEVICE FOR GAS ENGINE - Providing a gas engine in which the drain oil in the blow-by gas as a lubricant is mixed into the air fuel-gas mixture, the lubricant actively lubricating the bearing surfaces of the wear parts such as the valve seats and valve guides as to the intake-air valve and the exhaust gas valve, so that the lubricating device improves the engine lubricating conditions. A lubrication device for a gas engine thereby a valve gear room | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110030648 | Marine Diesel Cylinder Lubricants for Fuel Efficiency - A lubricant composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of an organic friction modifier, said lubricant composition being substantially free from molybdenum compounds, is suitable for lubricating an internal combustion engine operating at above 150° C. at the cylinder liner, for example, a marine diesel engine. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110056456 | CYLINDER HEAD WITH OIL RETURN - Engine oil may pool in various locations in the cylinder head near the valves and underneath the camshaft. Rather than directly conducting the oil to the oil return passages, the oil is conducted to a surface proximate the exhaust ducts before being conducted to the oil return passage so that the oil is readily warmed up during a cold start by the contact with a surface in the cylinder head proximate exhaust ducts. The provision of such a surface proximate exhaust ducts is facilitated by the integrated exhaust manifold design in which the exhaust ducts are merged prior to exiting the cylinder head. By rapidly heating the oil, the oil's viscosity decreases, thereby reducing friction and improving fuel efficiency. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20120031367 | CYLINDER BORE WALL OIL SQUIRTER, RECIPROCATING ENGINE EMBODYING SAME AND WHERE THE ENGINE FURTHER EMBODIES A ROLLERIZED CRANKTRAIN - Featured is a cylinder wall oil delivery system for a reciprocating engine having at least one cylinder and at least one piston movably received in the cylinder as well as a reciprocating engine embodying such a cylinder wall oil delivery system. Such an oil delivery system includes a squirter that is fixably arranged in each cylinder so that oil is directed therefrom to two different areas of the cylinder wall. The squirter includes a first nozzle being orientated so the oil is directed to one of the two cylinder wall areas and a second nozzle being orientated so the oil is directed to the other of two cylinder wall areas. In particular embodiments, the squirter is arranged so the oil targets the piston skirt thrust and anti-thrust travel areas of the cylinder wall and so as to regulate the oil flow from each nozzle. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130206097 | Lubricating Oil Composition - An automotive lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine comprises (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; and (B) an oil-soluble zinc dithiocarbamate as an additive component in a minor amount in which each of the two amino groups is substituted with an aryl group and with either another aryl group, an aliphatic group or a hydrogen atom, the composition having not greater than 1600 ppm by mass of phosphorus, expressed as phosphorous atom. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130319365 | METHOD FOR IN-SITU FORMING OF LOW FRICTION COATINGS ON ENGINE CYLINDER BORES - A low friction coating for an internal combustion engine and a method of forming a low friction surface on at least one of the engine's friction-sensitive components. In one form, a solid lubricant precursor additive is combined with motor oil such that upon work being performed on the combination by adjacently-interacting engine components, the solid lubricant tribochemically reacts to form a friction-reducing coating or film. In one preferred form, the coating or film is triboformed on a cylinder bore or a liner configured to fit within the bore. The reciprocating movement between the cylinder or liner and a piston and/or piston rings promotes in-situ formation of the layer after the engine has already been manufactured rather than during engine fabrication or assembly. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140048034 | System and Method for Enhancing Vehicle Performance - A system and a method for improving fuel efficiency of an engine include the application of at least a pair of magnets coupled to opposite sides of a crankcase ventilation passageway and oriented substantially parallel to each other such that an attractive magnetic force is applied transverse to the passageway. The magnetic force causes realignment of lubricant molecules such that the lubricant molecules substantially cover fuel molecules to increase the compression ratio of the engine thereby improving the fuel efficiency. A system for enhancing brake performance and a magnet installation kit are also disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20120210972 | VERTICAL ENGINE - A vertical engine includes: an oil pump provided adjacent to the lower surface of a cylinder barrel and connected to a lower end portion of a cam gear shaft to be driven by the gear shaft; a first lubricating oil passageway for supplying lubricating oil from the oil pump to a lower bearing of a crankshaft; a second lubricating oil passageway extending through the crankshaft from the lower bearing to an upper bearing of the crankshaft; a third lubricating oil passageway provided adjacent to the upper surface of the barrel and extending from the crankcase to immediately below stem end portions of intake and exhaust valves so that lubricating oil leaked from the second lubricating oil passageway flows therethrough; and a fourth lubricating oil passageway for returning lubricating oil, dripped down from the third lubricating oil passageway to the stem end portions, to the pump. | 08-23-2012 |
