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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Ift Gmbh, Uderns, AT;
Inventor:
Christoph Gruber, Hippach, AT;
Assignee:
IFT GMBH, Uderns, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/06 (2006.01); F01M 13/04 (2006.01); F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/061 (2013.01); F01M 13/04 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0466 (2013.01); F01M 2013/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a combustion engine having a crankcase, a piston group and a crankshaft, wherein the crankcase has an oil reservoir and an operational amount of lubricating oil is provided, wherein i) a partial amount of the lubricating oil is continuously discharged from the crankshaft and ii) a refill amount of new lubricating oil is continuously supplied, so that the operational amount of lubricating oil remains essentially the same; as well as a combustion engine for carrying out the method.