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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Claywell, Birmingham, MI (US);
Bryan K. Pryor, Clarkston, MI (US);
Brian D. Kaminski, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/02 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F02F 7/0095 (2013.01); F01M 2011/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A number of variations disclosed may include a product which may include a casting having a surface defining a main bearing feed groove and a surface defining at least one oil feed groove, the surface defining the main bearing feed groove and surface defining the at least one oil feed groove intersecting without any sharp corners or edges so that a smooth flow path is defined through the main bearing feed groove and into the at least one oil feed groove.