The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andy Bennett, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Sean M McGowan, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 2011/002 (2013.01); F01M 2011/005 (2013.01); F01M 2011/007 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0037 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0041 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
The oil pan assembly includes an oil pan and a slideable cover. The oil pan includes a base and a sidewall which surrounds the base wherein the base and the sidewall are configured to retain a pool of oil. The oil pan further includes a peripheral flange operatively configured to be coupled to an engine block. The slideable cover is affixed to the oil pan and is configured to maintain the pool of oil proximate to the base of the oil pan.