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US 2023/0383906 A1Published application
Oil sump system to stabilize oil supply
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorsRene Zarikian, Ben Horst, Enrico Sala, Dale Lineaweaver
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Abstract
An oil sump system, having a housing, an oil pump capable of pumping oil, an inlet connected to the oil pump via a first piping; a second piping for recirculating oil pumped by the pump back to the housing for use in lubricating internal components housed by the housing, an oil sump fixture comprising a mesh screen; and an oil sump cover. The mesh screen may be positioned above the inlet.
Claims30
An oil sump system comprising:
- a housing;
- an oil pump capable of pumping oil;
- an inlet connected to the oil pump via a first piping;
- a second piping for recirculating oil pumped by the pump back to the housing for use in lubricating internal components housed by the housing;
- an oil sump fixture comprising a mesh screen;
- an oil sump cover;
- wherein the mesh screen is positioned above the inlet.
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An oil sump fixture for an oil sump system comprising:
- a main body;
- and
- a mesh screen, such that the oil sump fixture is positionable within the housing of the oil sump system such that the mesh screen is disposed above an inlet of the oil sump system.
A vehicle comprising:
- an oil sump system having
- a housing;
- an oil pump capable of pumping oil;
- an inlet connected to the oil pump via a first piping;
- a second piping for recirculating oil pumped by the pump back to the housing for use in lubricating internal components housed by the housing;
- an oil sump fixture comprising a mesh screen;
- an oil sump cover;
- wherein the mesh screen is positioned above the inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.