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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Watanabe, Takarazuka, JP;
Keizo Harada, Itami, JP;
Koichi Sogabe, Itami, JP;
Toshiyuki Kosuge, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01C 2/100 ;
Abstract
An oil pump that can be reduced in weight and is excellent in wear resistance and easy to manufacture is provided. The oil pump includes an oil pump housing formed of aluminum alloy, and an inner rotor and an outer rotor that slide along the oil pump housing with contact kept therebetween to suck and discharge oil. Composite layers including porous metallic bodies are arranged at parts of the oil pump housing that contact the inner rotor and the outer rotor. Pores of the porous metallic bodies are impregnated with the aluminum alloy constituting the oil pump housing.