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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2004
Applicant:
Thomas M. Bishop, Richmond, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas M. Bishop, Richmond, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oil pan for an engine includes a body having a floor and side walls. The body has a plurality of baffles extending vertically from the floor and intersecting each other and the side walls in a manner to form four chambers. The baffles have openings to allow oil flow therethrough. One of the chambers acts as an oil pick-up chamber.