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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
David B. Meisner, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Assignee:
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of mounting a flange to an oil pickup tube uses a bracketed flange mounting ( , and ). The bracketed flange mounting includes a flange ( ) with a flange extension ( ) in connection with a bracket ( ) that is mounted to an oil pickup tube ( ) between its two ends. The bracketed flange mounting ( , and ) may couple to an engine crank case or oil pump inlet in the same way as prior assemblies without a bracketed flange mounting, thus no retooling of any other part of the engine is required.