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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Douglas E. Davis, Lafayette, IN (US);
Sudhakar Thamodharan, Zionsville, IN (US);
Erik C. Wilson, Battle Ground, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oil make-up system for an engine of a machine includes an oil pan for supplying oil to engine components, an auxiliary oil tank positioned above the oil pan, a return including a return pump for conveying oil from the oil pan to the auxiliary oil tank, a supply including a supply pump for conveying oil from the auxiliary oil tank to the oil pan, and a siphon-terminating-connection between the supply and return.