Oil pan in an engine assembly and a crankcase ventilation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487709-B2
Application number	US-201715691330-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2017
Priority date	Sep 13, 2016
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

An oil pan in an engine assembly comprises a housing including a bottom wall and a sidewall and an oil drain tube. The oil drain tube includes a tubing wall and a portion of the sidewall and is integrally formed with the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil pan in an engine assembly, comprising:
a housing forming the oil pan, wherein the housing includes a bottom wall, a housing assembling surface opposite the bottom wall, and a sidewall extending from the housing assembling surface to the bottom wall; and
an oil drain tube having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is disposed on the housing assembling surface and the oil drain tube extends from the housing assembling surface to the bottom wall along the sidewall and is integrally formed with the housing.

2. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the oil drain tube includes a tubing wall integrated with the housing, and wherein the tubing wall and at least a portion of the sidewall collectively form an oil path of the oil drain tube.

3. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the oil drain tube extends along the sidewall and the outlet of the oil drain tube is disposed to open toward the bottom wall.

4. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the oil drain tube includes a first tubing section extending from the housing assembling surface to the bottom wall along the sidewall and a second tubing section extending along the bottom wall.

5. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes an inclined wall connecting the bottom wall and the sidewall, wherein the oil drain tube further includes a first tubing section extending along the sidewall and a second tubing section extending along the inclined wall, and wherein the first tubing section and the second tubing section form an angle greater than 90 degrees.

6. The oil pan of claim 5 , wherein the outlet of the oil drain tube is disposed at an interface of the inclined wall and the bottom wall.

7. The oil pan of the claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the oil drain tube extends to a pyramid region on the bottom wall of the housing, and wherein the pyramid region is a region containing oil at different driving conditions.

8. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the oil drain tube is disposed toward the bottom wall.

9. The oil pan of claim 1 , wherein the oil drain tube and the housing are formed via an injection molding or a die cast and wherein the oil drain tube includes a tubing wall formed on the sidewall, and wherein the tubing wall and a portion of the sidewall collectively form the oil drain tube.

10. An oil pan in an engine assembly in a vehicle, comprising:
a housing having a bottom wall, a housing assembling surface opposite the bottom wall, and a sidewall extending between the housing assembling surface and the bottom wall; and
an oil drain tube including a first tubing section and a second tubing section, wherein the first tubing section extends from housing assembling surface to the bottom wall, and wherein the first tubing section and the second tubing section are integrally formed with the sidewall and the bottom wall of the housing, respectively, wherein a portion of the sidewall and a portion of the bottom wall constitute a portion of the oil drain tube.

11. The oil pan of claim 10 , wherein the first tubing section and the second tubing section are integrally formed on the in a same process and wherein an end of the first tubing section includes an inlet extending to the housing assembling surface and an end of the second tubing section includes an outlet disposed on the bottom wall of the housing.

12. The oil pan of claim 11 , wherein the second tubing section forms an angle of greater than 90 with the first tubing section.

13. The oil pan of claim 10 , wherein a cross section of the first tubing section that is perpendicular to an axis of the first tubing section has a partial annular ring shape, a square or a rectangular shape.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Xu Xihu
• Zhu Qin

Classifications

• F01M11/02

  Arrangements of lubricant conduits · CPC title

• F01M2011/0066

  with passages in the wall, e.g. for axles or fluid passages · CPC title

• F01M11/0004 Primary

  Oilsumps · CPC title

• F01M11/064

  Movement · CPC title

• F01M2011/023

  between oil sump and cylinder head · CPC title