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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Yamashita, Yokohama, JP;
Masatoshi Omura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 ;
Abstract
An oil pan for collecting a lubricating oil drained from an internal combustion engine and a lubricating oil dripped from a crankshaft of the engine, is disclosed. The oil pan includes a shallow oil collecting portion, a deep oil collecting portion and baffle plates forming first and second oil passages, respectively. The oil passages are adapted to force the lubricating oil collected at the shallow oil collecting portion toward the deep oil collecting portion and cooperate to facilitate the collection of the lubricating oil.