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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:
Jul. 19, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Friedrich Bahrle, Kernen, DE;
Helmut Wulf, Ostfildern, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 41 ; 165 51 ; 16510421 ; 123 4133 ; 7460 / ; 1841 / ;
Abstract
An engine unit adapted to be lubricated by a liquid lubricant with a lubricant reservoir as well as a lubricant cooling. The cooling takes place by way of at least one heat pipe, with the heat pipe having a heat absorbing portion adapted to be exposed to the lubricant and a heat transmitting portion adapted to be exposed to surrounding air. The engine unit may be an internal combustion engine, a gear system such as a change-speed transmission or differential transmission of a vehicle drive axle.