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US 2024/0229691 A9Published application
Flotation-based valve to prevent oil from exiting a vehicle oil sump
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorsLukas Bartmann, Dimitri Bassis, Markus Hose
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Abstract
A motor for a vehicle comprises: a motor housing; an oil sump mounted to the motor for oil to drain from the motor housing into the oil sump, a width of the oil sump being greater than a depth of the oil sump, the oil sump having an oil pickup for circulating the oil; and a valve member mounted at a pivot point inside the oil sump, the valve member enclosing an air cavity for buoyancy, wherein the valve member is configured to rotate about the pivot point due to being buoyed by the oil.
Claims18
A motor for a vehicle, the motor comprising:
- a motor housing;
- an oil sump mounted to the motor for oil to drain from the motor housing into the oil sump, a width of the oil sump being greater than a depth of the oil sump, the oil sump having an oil pickup for circulating the oil;
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- a valve member mounted at a pivot point inside the oil sump, the valve member enclosing an air cavity for buoyancy, wherein the valve member is configured to rotate about the pivot point due to being buoyed by the oil.
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