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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Lubricating system for internal combustion engine, oil pan apparatus, and internal combustion engine
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Kevin G. Bonde, Keil, WI (US);
Ronald V. Post, Manitowoc, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A valve system is disclosed herein. The valve system, in one arrangement, may comprise: a fluid pathway for transporting a fluid; a first valve operably coupled to the fluid pathway, the first valve comprising a first resilient element; a second valve operably coupled to the fluid pathway, the second valve comprising a second resilient element that is substantially identical to the first resilient element; wherein, when the first valve is in a closed state, the first resilient element is compressed to a first length so that the first valve opens at a first pressure; and wherein, when the second salve is in a closed state, the second resilient element is compressed to a second length so that the second valve opens at a second pressure, the first length is less than the second length such that the second pressure is less than the first pressure.