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US 6,742,490 B2Granted
Oil pickup tube assembly
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorDavid B. Meisner
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of mounting a flange to an oil pickup tube uses a bracketed flange mounting (201, 203, and 205). The bracketed flange mounting includes a flange (203) with a flange extension (205) in connection with a bracket (201) that is mounted to an oil pickup tube (101) between its two ends. The bracketed flange mounting (201, 203, and 205) may couple to an engine crank case or oil pump inlet in the same way as prior assemblies without a bracketed flange mounting, thus no retooling of any other part of the engine is required.
Claims17
An assembly comprising:
- an oil pickup tube having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a bracketed flange mounting comprising:
- a flange disposed near the first end of the oil pickup tube and having a flange extension;
- and
- a bracket having a first end in connection with the flange extension and a second end mounted at an area of the oil pickup tube between the first end and the second end.
3 more elements
An assembly comprising:
- an oil pickup tube having a first end and a second end;
- a bracketed flange mounting constructed from a single piece of metal and comprising a coplanar flange and flange extension and a bracket forming a substantially 90 degree angle with the flange extension;
- wherein the flange is mounted near the first end of the oil pickup tube;
- wherein the bracket is mounted to the oil pickup tube at an area between the first end and the second end.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.