Abstract:
In multi-cylinder opposed engine constructions provision of lubricant for lubricating bearings, for cooling cylinders, and for cooling pistons includes pumping an inlet stream of lubricant through a gallery in the engine that is in fluid communication with bearing lubricant passages and cylinder coolant passages and providing lubricant from the inlet stream of lubricant into at least one piston coolant manifold in response to a first engine operating condition.
Abstract:
An oil level regulating apparatus includes a valve unit and a solenoid unit. The valve unit includes a housing having an inflow hole, an outflow hole, and a leak hole, a partition separating the outflow hole and the leak hole, defining a valve chamber close to the outflow hole, and having a partition continuous hole, a valve dividing the valve chamber into an introduction chamber and a pressure chamber and having a valve continuous hole, and a valve biasing member biasing the valve. The solenoid unit has a shaft configured to open and close a leak channel. The shaft can open and close the leak channel on the downstream side of the pressure chamber. When the shaft closes the leak channel, the valve is switched to a closed valve state of closing the outflow hole.
Abstract:
A control valve for a lubricant nozzle for cooling a piston of an internal combustion engine includes at least one passage opening through which lubricant can flow, a control part which is movable in a respective movement direction and which, as a function of its position, forms an opening cross section with the passage opening for at least partially opening up or for closing off the passage opening, and an actuation part which moves the control part as a function of a pressure of the lubricant between at least one first position in the presence of a first pressure, a second position in the presence of a second pressure and a third position in the presence of a third pressure of the lubricant. The second pressure is higher than the first pressure and lower than the third pressure, wherein the opening cross section formed in the second position is larger than the opening cross sections in the first position and in the third position.
Abstract:
A device for lubricating an oil seal of an engine which is simple in construction and low in manufacturing cost without the need for providing piping for supplying lube oil to the oil seal and with which lube oil can be supplied sufficiently and properly to the oil seal to prevent overheating of the oil seal which induces oil leakage and occurrences of damage to the oil seal. The lubricating device has an oil seal which contacts a side face of a disk plate fixed to an end of a crankshaft of the engine and seals a gear room of the engine from outside, wherein an oil injection nozzle is attached to an end face of a crankcase of the engine such that the oil injection nozzle is in communication with a main oil gallery of the engine and oil in the main oil gallery is sprayed toward the slide contacting part of the oil seal.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A lubricant scoop is disclosed herein. The lubricant scoop comprises an annular body encircling a central axis. The annular body is operable to rotate about the central axis in a first direction. The lubricant scoop also comprises a plurality of lubricant passageways defined in the annular body. Each of the plurality of passageways extends radially inward toward the central axis from respective entry ports to respective exit ports. The lubricant scoop also comprises an entry plenum defined in the annular body. The entry plenum is upstream of and fluidly communicates with each of the plurality of passageways. The entry plenum has an upstream opening operable to receive lubricant from a lubricant spray nozzle.
Abstract:
Divider device for a flow of lubricant carried by a gas, typically air, comprising a distribution barrel (4) having an end face (5) into which run longitudinal distribution channels (6, 7) communicating with outlet orifices (8, 10) and a connection piece (18) mounted upstream of the distribution barrel (4) and comprising a hollow body with a bore (20) through which the flow of lubricant and gas can pass. The bore (20) of the connection piece (18) has a localized throttling region (26) of reduced cross section followed by a region (22) of enlarged cross section, and there is a gap defining a chamber (25) between the connection piece and the distribution barrel.
Abstract:
A sump housing for scavenging lubricant is disclosed herein. The sump housing includes an outer wall defining a chamber. A lubricated structure operable to rotate can be disposed within the sump housing. The sump housing also includes an out-take for lubricant scavenging. The out-take extends across a chordal arc of the chamber. The out-take includes an upstream first portion of the outer wall diverging away from the chordal arc at a first rate. The out-take also includes a downstream second portion of the outer wall opposite the first portion. The second portion diverges away from the chordal arc toward the first portion at a second rate greater than said first rate to define a blunt wall facing the first portion for reducing the likelihood that windage will limit lubricant scavenging.
Abstract:
A lubricant scoop is disclosed herein. The lubricant scoop comprises an annular body encircling a central axis. The annular body is operable to rotate about the central axis in a first direction. The lubricant scoop also comprises a plurality of lubricant passageways defined in the annular body. Each of the plurality of passageways extends radially inward toward the central axis from respective entry ports to respective exit ports. The lubricant scoop also comprises an entry plenum defined in the annular body. The entry plenum is upstream of and fluidly communicates with each of the plurality of passageways. The entry plenum has an upstream opening operable to receive lubricant from a lubricant spray nozzle.
Abstract:
An integrated engine guard oil cooler is mounted to a motorcycle. The cooler is a hollow tube having an inlet, an outlet, a plurality of cross-sectional restrictions in its interior, and a plurality of radial cooling fins on its exterior. The tube has a shape such that, when the inlet and the outlet are mounted on opposite sides of the lower frame of a motorcycle, the tube extends outwardly from each side of the frame, then extends upwardly, and then extends inwardly to join and form an enclosed passageway. When the inlet and the outlet communicate with the oil reservoir of the engine, oil flows through the tube with successive pressure increases and pressure decreases as it passes the cross-sectional restrictions and heat from the oil is transferred to the ambient air through the radial cooling fins.