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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Adam J. Hellman, Bayside, WI (US);
John Schneiker, Muskego, WI (US);
Tim Kwiatkowski, Muskego, WI (US);
Casey Groh, Shorewood, WI (US);
Robert Price, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Ryan Sullivan, West Bend, WI (US);
Gary Johnson, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
An engine assembly includes an engine, an external oil reservoir, a supply pump, and a return pump. The engine includes an oil gallery configured to distribute oil and a crankcase chamber. The external oil reservoir includes an oil tank defining an oil chamber and an oil filter assembly including a housing at least partially defining a filter chamber, and a filter positioned within the filter chamber. The supply pump is in fluid communication with the oil chamber and the oil gallery and the supply pump is configured to draw oil from the oil chamber and provide pressurized oil to the oil gallery. The return pump in fluid communication with the crankcase chamber and the filter chamber and the return pump is configured to draw oil from the crankcase chamber and provide pressurized oil to the filter chamber.