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, a housing base and a housing cover; and an oil accommodating space enclosed by the housing, 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 housing frame is arranged between the housing cover and the housing base. The housing frame itself and/or the housing frame together with the housing base and/or the housing cover forms one or more oil channels.
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;
- an oil accommodating space enclosed by the housing, and a suction pipe 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 pipe;
- a pump inlet port and a passage formed by the housing frame, wherein the passage connects the suction pipe and the pump inlet port in fluid communication;
- and
- at least one pump outlet port for delivering fluid from the pump into the oil sump, wherein the oil channel or one of the oil channels connects the pump outlet port to the oil accommodating space, such that oil can be delivered from the pump outlet port into the oil accommodating space through the oil channel,
- wherein:
- the housing cover is joined to the housing frame by means of a material-fit joining connection;
- the housing base is joined to the housing frame by means of a material-fit joining connection;
- the housing frame is arranged between the housing cover and the housing base;
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- the housing frame itself and/or the housing frame together with the housing base and/or the housing cover forms one or more oil channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.