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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshinori Suzuki, Gamagoori, JP;
Koichiro Komatsu, Toyota, JP;
Hisayoshi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oil pan structure includes a tubular level-gauge guide into which an oil level-gauge that measures the amount of oil stored in the oil pan is inserted. The oil pan structure further includes a nozzle guide that guides the end of a nozzle of an oil changer, which is inserted into the level-gauge-guide when the oil in the oil pan is replaced with new oil, to a position near the deepest portion of the reservoir portion.