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US 7,637,337 B2Granted
Transmission oil pan
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAntonio Stranges
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Abstract
An oil pan includes a chamber for containing a liquid, a first passage for containing a coolant and forming a first flow path along a length of the chamber, including a first surface located between the chamber and the first passage, and a second passage for containing the liquid coolant, communicating with the first passage and forming a second flow path along a length of the chamber, including a second surface located between the chamber and the second first passage.
Claims10
An oil pan comprising:
- a chamber for containing a first liquid;
- an inlet and an outlet;
- a first passage along which a second liquid flows from the inlet in a first direction, and including a first surface that prevents communication between the chamber and the first passage;
- a second passage communicating with the first passage and along which the second liquid flows toward the outlet in a second direction opposite the first direction, including a second surface that prevents communication between the chamber and the second passage, and a bulkhead that prevents fluid flow therepast between the first passage and the second passage.
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An oil pan comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- a chamber for containing a first liquid, including a lower surface spaced from the bottom surface;
- a first passage along which a second liquid flows in a first direction, the lower surface preventing communication between the chamber and the first passage;
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- a second passage communicating with the first passage and along which the second liquid flows in a second direction opposite the first direction, the lower surface preventing communication between the chamber and the second passage, and a bulkhead that prevents fluid flow therepast between the first passage and the second passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.