Oil sump, in particular oil filter module, with a multi-part housing
AssigneeSchwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
InventorsEnis Kostic, Harald Kunzi, Sven Peters, Gerd Jäggle
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Abstract
An oil sump for supplying an assembly of a motor vehicle, including: a housing including a housing frame and a closure part, such as for example a housing cover, which is joined to the housing frame; an oil accommodating space enclosed by the housing. The housing frame circumferentially surrounds the oil accommodating space; and a suction channel which extends into the oil accommodating space and includes an opening via which oil can be delivered or suctioned from the oil accommodating space through the suction channel. The suction channel is formed by the housing frame and the closure part.
Claims19
An oil sump for supplying an assembly of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a housing comprising a housing frame, a housing base, and a housing cover which is joined to the housing frame;
- an oil accommodating space enclosed by the housing, wherein the housing frame circumferentially surrounds the oil accommodating space, the housing base closes off the oil accommodating space from below, and the housing cover closes off the oil accommodating space from above;
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- a suction channel which extends into the oil accommodating space and comprises an opening via which oil can be delivered or suctioned from the oil accommodating space through the suction channel,
- wherein the suction channel is formed by the housing frame and either the housing cover or a cover which is separate from the housing cover and the housing base,
- wherein an end-facing side of a circumferential wall of the housing frame together with the housing cover forms one or more oil channels, and
- wherein the end-facing side of the circumferential wall of the housing frame or the housing cover comprises at least one groove-shaped channel portion on its side pointing towards the housing cover or end-facing side of the circumferential wall, wherein said at least one groove-shaped channel portion is covered by the other of the housing cover and the housing frame in order to form a closed cross-section of the one or more oil channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.