Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine lubrication system
- Patent Title (中): 发动机润滑系统
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Application No.: US12394820Application Date: 2009-02-27
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Publication No.: US08292037B2Publication Date: 2012-10-23
- Inventor: Hiroshi Kawamura , Shunji Mamiya , Noboru Nowatari , Hitoshi Uema
- Applicant: Hiroshi Kawamura , Shunji Mamiya , Noboru Nowatari , Hitoshi Uema
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi JP Iwata-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi JP Iwata-shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2008-049716 20080229
- Main IPC: F01M1/02
- IPC: F01M1/02

Abstract:
An engine lubrication system for a multi-cylinder engine, comprising: plurality of crank chambers that are partitioned by crankshaft bearing portions of the engine; pumps that take out oil from a lower portion of the engine; oil collection passages that are respectively provided for the crank chambers, a designated number of the oil collection passages being merged and connected to at least one of suction ports of the pumps; an oil storage section that temporarily stores the oil taken out from the lower portion of the engine; a lubrication part that supplies the oil in the oil storage section to a portion to be lubricated of the engine; and a pressure variation suppression section that is provided between the suction ports of the pumps and the designated number of the crank chambers to be merged, the pressure variation suppression section suppressing pressure variations in the crank chambers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090218169A1 ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2009-09-03
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