- Patent Title: Lubricant supply apparatus for chain in internal combustion engine
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Application No.: US15644204Application Date: 2017-07-07
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Publication No.: US11408311B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Michito Shirakawa
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JPJP2016-136134 20160708
- Main IPC: F01M1/08
- IPC: F01M1/08 ; F16H57/04 ; F01M1/02 ; F02B67/06 ; F02F7/00 ; F16H7/06 ; F16H57/035 ; F16H57/05 ; F16H57/031

Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus for supplying lubricant to a timing chain installed in an engine, the apparatus including an injection hole configured for injecting lubricant from an oil pump, and an inner cover having a guide groove configured to receive lubricant injected from the injection hole and guide the lubricant toward a engagement place between the timing chain and a sprocket, wherein the inner cover has a guide groove provided at a position facing an injection hole of a counter surface portion that is spaced apart from a cylinder block and faces the guide groove.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180010492A1 LUBRICANT SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR CHAIN IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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