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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Markus Beer, Morsbach, DE;
Dietmar Sahm, Reichshof, DE;
Wolfgang Stausberg, Morsbach, DE;
Andreas Piehlk, Freudenberg, DE;
Markus Beer, Morsbach, DE;
Dietmar Sahm, Reichshof, DE;
Wolfgang Stausberg, Morsbach, DE;
Andreas Piehlk, Freudenberg, DE;
IBS Filtran Kunststoff-/Metallerzeugnisse GmbH, Morsbach, DE;
Abstract
An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, is provided for engines or transmissions, the oil sump comprising a filter housing including a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and the filter outlet, and having an oil drain opening in a floor area of the oil sump, implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump outer side. The oil sump also includes a carrier unit having a frame, on which the filter housing is fastened and which is used as a seal upon fastening of the oil sump on the associated unit, in particular on an engine block or a transmission unit.