Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil level indicator tube
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Application No.: US17150190Application Date: 2021-01-15
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Publication No.: US11339694B1Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Genci I. Gurabardhi , Karl R. Gilgenbach
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Vivacqua Crane, PLLC
- Main IPC: F01M11/12
- IPC: F01M11/12 ; F01M11/00 ; G01F23/04

Abstract:
An automotive engine structural component includes an oil sump formed within the engine structural component, a bore extending from an exterior surface of the engine structural component to the oil sump, an oil level indicator tube supported within the bore, the oil level indicator tube including an upper bead, a lower bead, an o-ring positioned on the oil level indicator tube between the upper and lower beads, the o-ring forming a radial seal between the oil level indicator tube and an interior surface of the bore, and a spacer clip positioned between the upper bead and the o-ring.
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