Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil pan structure
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Application No.: US12602062Application Date: 2008-05-29
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Publication No.: US09644507B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Kenichi Yamada , Hideo Kobayashi , Katuhiko Arisawa , Toshihisa Sugiyama , Kunihiko Hayashi , Ryo Michikawauchi
- Applicant: Kenichi Yamada , Hideo Kobayashi , Katuhiko Arisawa , Toshihisa Sugiyama , Kunihiko Hayashi , Ryo Michikawauchi
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2007-144996 20070531
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/060322 WO 20080529
- International Announcement: WO2008/149912 WO 20081211
- Main IPC: F01M11/04
- IPC: F01M11/04 ; F01M11/00 ; F16N31/00 ; F01M5/02

Abstract:
An oil pan structure (1) includes a lower structure (2) fixed to a lower portion of an engine block, a main oil pan (3) provided under an engine block with the lower structure being between the main oil pan and the engine block, a sub oil pan (5) that is provided in the main oil pan (3) and forms a first chamber (6) and a second chamber (7) inside the main oil pan (3). The sub oil pan (5) is separated into an upper body (5a) and a lower body (5b). The upper body (5a) is formed together with the lower structure (2) by injection molding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100199942A1 OIL PAN STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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