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US 8,783,223 B2Granted
Oil pan
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYukio Koseki, Motoichi Murakami, Norio Inami, Ryuji Koike
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Abstract
The present invention is provided with a configuration which makes it possible to inhibit contact between an oil (L) and a gas in an oil pan (10a) properly. The oil pan (10a) according to the present invention contains a film (S1) which covers an oil surface (F) of the oil (L) to separate the stored oil (L) and the gas above the oil (L). The film (S1) can float by receiving buoyancy in the oil (L). The film (S1) may be formed of a liquid. The film also may be configured by a film member.
Claims11
An oil pan comprising:
- a film configured to cover an oil surface of an oil to be stored in the oil pan so as to separate the oil from a gas above the oil,
- wherein the film is formed of a liquid.
An oil pan comprising:
- a film configured to cover an oil surface of an oil to be stored in the oil pan so as to separate the oil from a gas above the oil, the film being configured by a film member,
- wherein the film member is a sheet made of silicone.
An oil pan comprising:
- a film configured to cover an oil surface of an oil to be stored in the oil pan so as to separate the oil from a gas above the oil, the film being configured by a film member;
- and
- one or a plurality of support rod members provided in the oil pan and fixed to a bottom portion of the oil pan, wherein each of the support rod members penetrates through an opening portion provided in the film member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.