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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
Joshua K. English, Stillwater, OK (US);
George E. Phillips, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brian D. Simpson, Yale, OK (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
Joshua K. English, Stillwater, OK (US);
George E. Phillips, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brian D. Simpson, Yale, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A lubrication system for an in-line engine which has a piston symmetry plane that is tilted relative to a vertical plane is provided with an oil pan and windage tray that facilitates the transfer of oil from a rotating crankshaft to the oil pan without excessive aeration. In addition, it facilitates the removal of entrained air from liquid oil as it passes from the crankshaft to a pool of oil collected in an oil pan. A windage tray is provided with a louver structure and a louver opening structure that assists this passage of oil droplets without undue aeration being caused.