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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2011
Shuya Dan Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
David Matthew Gasior, Livonia, MI (US);
Edward William Peters, Novi, MI (US);
Dallis Sun, Troy, MI (US);
Karl Robert Klomp, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Michael David Deegan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Shuya Dan Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
David Matthew Gasior, Livonia, MI (US);
Edward William Peters, Novi, MI (US);
Dallis Sun, Troy, MI (US);
Karl Robert Klomp, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Michael David Deegan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes an oil pan, a pick up tube; and a spacer. The spacer is positioned vertically above a static oil level and secured to a surface of the oil pan. Further, the spacer may include an opening that may communicate with oil when the oil is in a tilt orientation.