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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/0011 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 2013/0044 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine having a crankcase with a base and an oil tank, wherein a first connection between the crankcase and the oil tank is formed with a first valve, which is open in the direction from the crankcase to the oil tank and closed in the opposite direction, and a second connection between the crankcase and the oil tank is formed with a second valve, which is open in the direction from the oil tank to the crankcase and is closed in the opposite direction. The first valve is arranged on the base of the crankcase and the second valve is arranged above the first valve.