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Patent No.:

US 11408311 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2017

Lubricant supply apparatus for chain in internal combustion engine

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventor:

Michito Shirakawa, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Grant Moubry

Assistant Examiner:

Ruben Picon-Feliciano

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F16H 7/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/035 (2012.01); F16H 57/05 (2006.01); F16H 57/031 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/08 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F02B 67/06 (2013.01); F02F 7/0043 (2013.01); F16H 7/06 (2013.01); F16H 57/035 (2013.01); F16H 57/0423 (2013.01); F16H 57/0424 (2013.01); F16H 57/0456 (2013.01); F16H 57/05 (2013.01); F02F 2007/0075 (2013.01); F16H 57/031 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for supplying lubricant to a timing chain installed in an engine, the apparatus including an injection hole configured for injecting lubricant from an oil pump, and an inner cover having a guide groove configured to receive lubricant injected from the injection hole and guide the lubricant toward a engagement place between the timing chain and a sprocket, wherein the inner cover has a guide groove provided at a position facing an injection hole of a counter surface portion that is spaced apart from a cylinder block and faces the guide groove.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Shirakawa, Michito. (2022). Lubricant supply apparatus for chain in internal combustion engine (U.S. Patent No. 11408311). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11408311

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