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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2007
Yoshio Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Hideo Kobayashi, Mishima, JP;
Katuhiko Arisawa, Gotenba, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Yaizu, JP;
Kunihiko Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Taiithi Mori, Susono, JP;
Yoshio Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Hideo Kobayashi, Mishima, JP;
Katuhiko Arisawa, Gotenba, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Yaizu, JP;
Kunihiko Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Taiithi Mori, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An oil pan separatoris disposed so as to divide a space within an oil paninto a first chamberand a second chamber. The oil pan separatorhas a protrusionformed at a low position in such a manner that a portion of the first chamberprotrudes into the second chamber. A protrusion upper-plate, which serves as an upper end portion of the protrusion, is provided with an oil feed valve, which is a one-way valve, for allowing substantially only outflow of oil from the first chamberto the second chamber