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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Jerome Migaud, Vitre, FR;
Gerald DE Cara, Chateau Gontier, FR;
Jerome Migaud, Vitre, FR;
Gerald De Cara, Chateau Gontier, FR;
Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
An oil pan for attachment to the lower wall of the engine block housing of an internal combustion engine by bolts in such a way that lubricating oil is stored in the oil pan and transported from the oil pan to various parts of the engine to be lubricated by a suction line connected to an oil pump, in which excess oil flows back directly into the oil pan. The oil pan has a pan body () which is formed of a synthetic material and is closed along its upper portion by a connecting plate (), also formed of a synthetic material, in which each of the two surfaces of the connecting plate is provided with a circumferential seal () that is cast onto the plate to ensure a tight seal between the pan body () and the engine block. The bottom portion of the connecting plate () extends as a tubular connecting piece (), which is provided at its free end with a filter screen (), and which forms a segment of the suction line.