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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Takeharu Suga, Aki-gun, JP;
Takeharu Suga, Aki-gun, JP;
Daikyonishikawa Corporation, Hiroshima-ke, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an oil pan with a built-in filtering element which does not easily receive influence of lateral swing of oil, which has high support rigidity of a filter, or which has excellent assembling operability of the filter, or which is light in weight as compared with a conventional oil pan. The oil pan Pwith a built-in filtering element has a filter. The filteris provided therein with an oil flow path Q which is in communication with an oil pump. The filterfilters oil flowing toward the oil pump. An oil flow path includes a bottom flow path Qb having a flow path wallextending along a bottom wallof the oil pan, and a side flow path Qs having a flow path wallextending along a first sidewallof the oil pan. The first sidewall includes a drain holewhich opens at the bottom flow path and through which the filter can be inserted into the bottom flow path. The bottom flow path is provided with a filter retaining portionwhich retains the inserted filter. The drain hole is provided with a plug fixing portionwhich fixes a closing plugof the drain hole. The closing plug is formed with a filter receiveragainst which a terminal endof the inserted filter is abutted.