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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew R. Spriegel, Erie, PA (US);
Michael A. Fitzpatrick, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/103 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/103 ;
Abstract
A lubricating apparatus for an internal combustion engine incorporating a trap in fluid communication with a low point of the sump of the engine. The trap may house a plurality of meshes having a plurality of sizes for trapping precipitating solids. The trap may be isolated from the sump by a valve for cleaning of the trap and meshes. An auxiliary oil pump may provide a small flow of oil through the trap during periods of engine shutdown.
Spriegel, Andrew. (2001). Engine lubricating apparatus and method of operating an engine having such an apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 6234137). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6234137
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