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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8439009 | Water reduction mechanism for an internal combustion engine A system for an engine includes an engine block having a cylinder, an oil delivery system including an oil reservoir at least partially enclosing an oil emulsion and providing lubricating oil to at least one cylinder, and a controller configured to adjust the heat d... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439008 | Internal combustion engine comprising an integrated oil dipstick guiding element An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle is provided with a crankcase that contains lubricating oil and on which a cylinder block with several cylinder bores is arranged. The cylinder bores are closed with a cylinder head that is arranged on the cylinder bl... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8434448 | Lubrication structure of cranking rotational force transmission mechanism for internal combustion engine The lubricant-return holes are provided in the intermediate portion of the ring gear. Thus, the lubricant stagnating above the first oil sealing member can be easily discharged to the oil pan side via the lubricant-return holes even when the ring gear has stopped ro... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8418671 | Magnetorheological lubrication of an internal combustion engine A system and method are disclosed for reducing the fuel consumption of an engine, particularly during a cold start or an engine warm-up period. A magnetorheological fluid having a low viscosity is used to lubricate the engine. When viscosity is to be increased, a ma... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8397690 | Lubrication system and method configured for supplying pressurized oil to an engine A lubrication system includes a rotary pump, an eductor, and a solenoid valve and is configured to provide pressurized oil to an engine. The rotary pump is configured to generate oil flow. A supplemental supply line selectively provides pressurized oil into the educ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8381697 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine for reducing the amount of bubbles contained in the circulated oil without reducing the ground clearance of the engine. A crankcase is provided therein with an oil suction passage makes an oil pump and an end part of a bottom wall of an... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8381698 | Vehicle provided with engine and engine A center line of a cylinder of an engine of the present invention is inclined by an inclination angle of 60° or more relative to a vertical direction. The engine is provided with a first oil communication hole or opening providing communication between a crank cham... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8375918 | Lubricant supply device for auxiliary machine of engine An example lubricant supply device for an auxiliary machine of an engine includes a cam formed at one end of a cam shaft rotatably supported by a cylinder head. The lubricant supply device further includes a housing, for storing the auxiliary machine, attached to an... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8353268 | Oiling system for timing chains An oiling system for providing oil to a timing chain adjacent a cylinder head of an engine is provided. The oiling system includes a redirect feature, a vent window defined by the cylinder head, a rail feature, and a transfer feature. The redirect feature is configu... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8347846 | Control device for internal combustion engine A vehicle control system 10 includes a water pump 23 with an electromagnetic clutch, an oil relief device 25, an OCV 26, a water temperature sensor 31, and an ECU 11. The ECU 11 causes the electromagnetic clutch of th... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8336516 | Magnetorheological lubrication of an internal combustion engine A system and method are disclosed for reducing the fuel consumption of an engine, particularly during a cold start or an engine warm-up period. A magnetorheological fluid having a low viscosity is used to lubricate the engine. When viscosity is to be increased, a ma... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8316816 | Internal combustion engine and vehicle having the internal combustion engine An engine (internal combustion engine), in accordance with an embodiment, includes: a crankcase having an oil pan; a crankshaft disposed inside the crankcase; a second crank gear disposed inside the crankcase to rotate about the crankshaft; a driven gear meshed with... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8312858 | System and method for lubricating power transmitting elements A lubrication system and method are disclosed. The system includes a main engine bearing and a crankshaft in operational association with the bearing. The crankshaft includes an end having a cavity with a power transmitting element (e.g., splines). The cavity can re... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8307804 | Oil passage structure of engine An oil passage structure of an engine including a crankshaft having an oil feed passage opened at a first end thereof, an oil passage in communication with the oil feed passage and an oil discharge passage in communication with a downstream end of the oil passage th... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8302577 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine with a crankcase upper part and a crankcase lower part, wherein an oil windage tray is provided, which is flanged onto the crankcase upper part from below, projects into the crankcase lower part, forms a wall for an oil mist roller init... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8302578 | Effects of biodiesel fuel on fuel dilution of engine oil A method and an engine are disclosed for determining an amount of fuel in the engine oil. Such information can be used to recommend an oil change and to estimate a fraction of biodiesel in the fuel supplied to the engine. According to one embodiment, actual oil volu... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8291882 | Cooling system of internal combustion engine A cooling system of an internal combustion engine is provided that can improve flexibility of arrangement of peripheral machinery included in the engine. A cooling system of an internal combustion engine includes a crankcase; a cylinder block disposed on an upper po... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8245684 | Method of oil pressure control in an engine An engine having a fluid lubrication and control system is provided. The engine also includes a pump configured to maintain fluid pressure in the lubrication and control system when the engine is running. The engine additionally includes an accumulator in fluid comm... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8245685 | Lubrication and sealing system for internal combustion engine A sealing and lubrication system includes first and second machine components with a combination sealing and lubrication directing gasket mounted between the first and second machine components. The gasket includes a sealing portion extending between the components ... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8230835 | Emergency engine lubrication systems and methods Emergency lubrication systems and methods for an engine are provided. One system includes a primary lubrication system including a de-aeration oil tank configured to store de-aerated oil until the oil is de-aerated, a first oil supply line configured to provide de-a... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8156917 | Centralised lubrication of large diesel engines There is described a centralised lubrication system and a method for lubricating the cylinder faces in large diesel engines, in particular marine engines. The system includes at least one lubricating apparatus (2) having a rotating control shaft (18... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151758 | Bearing system for automotive engine The bearing system for an automotive engine includes a first bearing support structure formed in a cylinder block bulkhead and having a first bearing insert. A second bearing support structure is removably mounted to the first bearing support structure and contains ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146561 | Dynamic engine oil pickup system A dynamic engine oil pickup system is disclosed. The dynamic engine oil pickup system includes a scavenge pump and a pickup tube assembly in fluid communication with the scavenge pump. The pickup tube assembly includes at least two oil pickup portions operable to pi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136500 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine in which it can be made difficult for bubbles to mix into oil in a flowing-down process of the oil. In a generator chamber, a shielding rib is provided which is disposed between a generator and an oil introduction port in side view and ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113167 | Oil pan An oil pan of plastic material is provided with an oil suction pipe and an oil screen that is formed as one piece together with the oil suction pipe, wherein the oil suction pipe is comprised of two plastic shells and the oil screen that covers an inlet opening of t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8069834 | Engine oil level management system and method of assembling engines in vehicles An oil level management system for a vehicle has an oil pan configured to contain oil and to be mountable to an engine block with a baffle extending transverse to the axis of rotation of the engine crankshaft when the oil pan is so mounted. The baffle is configured ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065986 | Pre-lubrication of an internal combustion engine based upon likely vehicle usage A method is disclosed for initiating oil injection into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine prior to engine start-up, the oil injection protecting the engine from damage caused by insufficient lubrication during the start-up. The method includes processing d... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8051826 | Injection system for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine having an injector which functions as a positive displacement pump and dispenses an amount of lubricant fixed for each and every operation of the injector. The fluid dispensed could be a lubricant delive... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8028672 | Dry sump oil tank assembly for a vehicle A dry sump oil tank assembly for a vehicle is provided with a housing defining an internal cavity. The housing is configured with a laterally-extending portion to add lateral volume to the internal cavity and has at least one internal baffle attached to the housing ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011342 | Wet oil sump for four cycle engine An oil pump assembly is shown for wet oil sump applications at extreme angles for power sports equipment. The oil pump is comprised of a pump body, an oil pick-up and a driven gear shield, where these components may be integrally formed from die cast aluminum. The p... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7987832 | Lubrication system for an engine A lubrication system for a small lightweight four-stroke engine is disclosed. The lubrication system, provided with a weight at one end of a flexible oil tube inserted into an oil reservoir, is capable of providing a sufficient lubrication to components of the engin... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7958861 | Oil sump for an internal combustion engine An oil pan for an internal combustion engine, in which an oil suction space is formed by the arrangement of a baffle wall provided with several through-openings and at least one flap, where at least one retaining device, on which the flap is supported and/or fastene... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7905212 | Balancer apparatus of engine A pump chamber is arranged on the side of a balancer shaft on a vehicle backward side of the two balancer shafts. An oil strainer for sucking oil into an inlet passage is arranged on a vehicle forward side of the axis of the balancer shaft on the vehicle forward sid... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7886711 | Oil drain passage structure An oil drain passage that guides, to an oil pan, lubrication oil in a space surrounded by a side wall of an engine block and an inner wall of a chain cover is formed with a partition formed by contacting a rib provided on the inner wall of the chain cover and a rib ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886710 | Oil filter unit and motorcycle including the oil filter unit An oil filter unit that forms oil passages regardless of the attachment position of an oil filter. An adaptor for attaching the oil filter to a crank case has a first attachment surface on the crank case side and a second attachment surface on the oil filter side. T... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882819 | Engine A tensioner for applying tension to a balancer drive chain is mounted in a balancer housing which accommodates balancer shafts. Oil is supplied from a reservoir chamber to the tensioner. An oil jet member for lubricating the balancer drive chain is mounted at a posi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7810467 | Oil supplying apparatus for engine An oil supplying apparatus includes a first oil path supplying working oil from an outlet port to a portion to be supplied with the working oil, a second oil path supplying the working oil to an oil pressure control valve, a relief oil path, and a valve body oil pat... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806099 | Centralised lubrication of large diesel engines A centralised lubrication system and method lubricates cylinder faces in large diesel engines, particularly marine engines. At least one lubricating apparatus has a rotating control shaft preferably running synchronously with the engine main shaft. To make a system ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7757656 | Internal combustion engine for small planing boat An internal combustion engine for a small planing boat for reducing the lateral width of an oil pan in conformity to the configuration of the bottom while securing the filtering surface area of an oil strainer. In addition, a vertical width of the oil pan is maintai... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753024 | Oil supply for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an oil supply for an internal combustion engine, comprising an oil supply device for the supply of oil to a piston, reciprocating in a cylinder. The oil supply device is embodied such that at least at a point at which the piston is in the re... | 07/13/2010 |
