US 2022/0307397 A1 · INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME

Abstract

An internal combustion engine having an oil circuit, wherein the oil circuit is designed to supply at least one component of the internal combustion engine with lubricating oil, and at least one oil reservoir for providing the lubricating oil for the oil circuit, wherein there is provided at least one collecting container separate from the at least one oil reservoir, wherein lubricating oil in the oil circuit downstream of the at least one component can be collected in the at least one collecting container, and there is provided at least one removal device, by means of which at least a part of the lubricating oil collected in the at least one collecting container is removable from the at least one oil circuit.

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Dependent claims

An internal combustion engine comprising:

an oil circuit configured to supply at least one component of the internal combustion engine with lubricating oil;
at least one oil reservoir configured to provide the lubricating oil for the oil circuit, wherein the at least one component includes at least one turbocharger and/or a blow-by filter;
at least one collecting container separate from the at least one oil reservoir, wherein the at least one collecting container is configured to collect the lubricating oil in the oil circuit downstream of the at least one component;
and
at least one oil remover configured to remove at least a part of the lubricating oil collected in the at least one collecting container from the at least one oil circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Internal combustion engine and method of operating same

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Internal combustion engine and method of operating same

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Abstract

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