Oil sump
AssigneeNovares France
InventorsMickaël LECHARTIER, Jean-Claude QUEVALLIER, Jérôme DEMANGEOT
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Abstract
The invention relates to an oil sump (1) comprising a lower shell (2) intended for containing lubricating oil of an engine, in which a flow of oil, referred to as suction oil flow (I), is sucked up via a suction tube (44) to supply a lubricating circuit, and an oil flow, referred to as returning oil flow (II), falls into the oil sump (1). The oil sump (1) comprises an anti-emulsion plate (8) arranged located at the mouth of the suction tube (44) during a transitional period in which the temperature of the oil is lower than an optimal operating temperature.
Claims20
An oil pan comprising a lower shell intended to contain oil for lubricating an engine, wherein an oil flow, called sucked oil flow (I), is sucked by a suction tube for supplying a lubrication circuit and an oil flow, called returning oil flow (II), falls into the oil pan, wherein it comprises an anti-emulsion plate disposed in the oil pan and orientation means allowing to orient at least a portion of the returning oil flow (II) to an area located at the mouthpiece of the suction tube for a transitional period during which the oil has a temperature lower than an optimum operating temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.