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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Michael Groddeck, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Marc Lotz, Salem-Grasbeuren, DE;
Georg Ruetz, Immendtaad, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover plate is provided for closing a crankcase of an internal-combustion engine on its underside. The cover plate has a suction point for collecting lubricant from the crankcase. With respect to the crankcase, the suction point is closed off by a screen plate. This screen plate comprises a first area with passage openings for the lubricant and a second area which is impervious to the lubricant. The screen plate has the effect that a reliable lubricant intake from the suction point is ensured even in the event of a tilt of the internal-combustion engine.