Internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10450910-B2
Application number	US-201815966531-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Priority date	May 12, 2017
Publication date	Oct 22, 2019
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019

Abstract

An internal combustion engine includes: a case; an oil pan disposed below the case; an oil filter into which oil inside the oil pan flows; and a guide that guides oil flowing out from the oil filter and flowing down along a sidewall surface of the case. The guide includes a projection that is provided continuously in a transverse direction in the sidewall surface of the case and extends so as to project outside the case from the sidewall surface, a descending portion that is extended downward from an outer peripheral edge of the projection, and a collecting portion that is positioned in a lower end edge of the descending portion and collects the oil that flows along the sidewall surface of the case downwardly from the projection through the descending portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An internal combustion engine comprising: a case; an oil pan disposed below the case; an oil filter into which oil inside the oil pan flows; a first guide that guides oil flowing out from the oil filter; and a second guide that guides oil flowing out from the oil filter and flowing down along a sidewall surface of the case, the second guide including a projection that is provided continuously in a transverse direction in the sidewall surface of the oil pan and extends so as to project outside the case from the sidewall surface, a descending portion that is extended downward from an outer peripheral edge of the projection, and a collecting portion that is positioned in a lower end edge of the descending portion and collects the oil that flows along the sidewall surface of the case downwardly from the projection through the descending portion, wherein the second guide allows oil to flow down along a lower end edge of the descending portion to allow oil to be collected by a convex-shaped apex of the collecting portion.

2. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein: the case is a crankcase; and the projection is disposed in a flange that connects the crankcase and the oil pan to each other.

3. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein the collecting portion is formed into a shape in which the convex-shaped apex of the collecting portion in the lower end edge of the descending portion is at a lowermost position compared to adjacent lines on both sides of the apex.

4. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein the collecting portion is disposed into the convex-shaped apex in which the apex is at a lowermost position between a concave shape and at least one of adjacent lines of the apex, the concave-shaped apex being made in the lower end edge of the descending portion.

5. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 further comprising an attaching-detaching portion where the oil filter is attached and detached, the attaching-detaching portion being disposed in the sidewall surface of the case, wherein the first guide is positioned in a fluid passage of oil that flows from the attaching-detaching portion to below the oil pan.

6. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein: the lower end edge has a convex shape that extends downward, the lower end edge including the convex-shaped apex and adjacent lines positioned on both ends of the apex, respectively; and the apex is the collecting portion and positioned lower than the adjacent lines.

7. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein: the lower end edge has a concave shape that is depressed upward, the lower end edge including the adjacent lines; the descending portion has a convex portion that is disposed between the concave shape and at least one of the adjacent lines of the concave shape; and the convex portion includes the apex that is positioned lower than the lower end edge, the apex being the collecting portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Morihiro Shunji

Classifications

• F01M11/03 Primary

  Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means (filters B01D) · CPC title

• F01M2011/0029

  with oil filters · CPC title

• F01M11/0004 Primary

  Oilsumps · CPC title

• F01M1/02

  using lubricating pumps (pumps in general F04; lubricating pumps per se F16N) · CPC title

• F02F7/0021

  Construction · CPC title