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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenter Kampichler, Ruhstorf/Rott, DE;
Albert Madl, Stubenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Motorenfabrik Hatz GmbH & Co. KG, Ruhstorf/Roh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/100 ;
Abstract
The invention describes an oil-pickup system for an internal combustion engine, especially a one-cylinder diesel engine with at least three oil-pickup tubes (,), which are in communication with the oil pump via a suction tube (,) and which are disposed in the oil pan (,) in such a way that, if the internal combustion engine is in inclined position, intake of air is prevented by the control valves associated with the oil-pickup tubes.