Oil strainer support structure in engine
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsToru Gunji, Hiroyuki Sugiura
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Abstract
In an engine wherein an upper end portion of a casing of an oil strainer disposed within an oil pan is supported on a crank case side and a suction port is formed in a lower end of the casing whose lower portion is formed in a funnel shape, the oil strainer is supported firmly while preventing an increase in weight and size of the engine and an increase in the number of parts. A plurality of vertically long plate-like strainer support portions are integrally formed on a lower side face of a casing of an oil strainer for abutting against and for being supported by the bottom of an oil pan.
Claims20
An oil strainer support structure in an engine wherein an oil pan for the storage of oil to be fed to various portions of an engine body is joined to a lower portion of a crank case provided in an engine body, an upper end portion of a casing of an oil strainer disposed within the oil pan is supported on the crank case side, and a suction port is formed in a lower end of said casing having a lower portion being formed in the shape of a funnel comprising:
- a plurality of vertically long plate-like strainer support portions integrally formed on a side face of the lower portion of said casing and each of said plurality of vertically long plate-like strainer support portions being abutted against and supported by a bottom of said oil pan.
An oil strainer support structure for use with an engine having an oil pan for the storage of oil to be fed to various portions of an engine body comprising:
- a casing for the oil strainer;
- an upper end portion of a casing being adapted to be supported on a crank case side of an engine;
- a suction port of said casing being formed in a lower end of said casing;
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- a plurality of elongated strainer support portions integrally formed on a side face of a lower portion of said casing;
- wherein each of said plurality of elongated strainer support portions being adapted to abut against and be supported by a bottom of an oil pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.