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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Dipak R. Patel, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel J. Hommes, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Dipak R. Patel, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel J. Hommes, Shelby Township, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A tank assembly for a dry sump lubrication system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The tank assembly includes a tank having an upper tank portion and a lower tank portion. An interface assembly is disposed at the lower tank portion and is configured to operably deliver and receive a lubricant to and from the engine. A first end of a return tube in fluid communication with a second end is configured to receive lubricant from the engine at the interface assembly. The second end opposite the first end is in fluid communication with the upper tank portion. In this manner, a return hose and a feed hose may be connected to a same portion of the tank assembly.