Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reduced parasitic lube system
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Application No.: US18212657Application Date: 2023-06-21
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Publication No.: US12163449B2Publication Date: 2024-12-10
- Inventor: Nathaniel P. Hassall , John Jerl Purcell, III , Stephen D. Cofer, Jr. , David M. Barnes , Aaron S. Quinton , Reid M. Irish
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Main IPC: F01M1/02
- IPC: F01M1/02 ; F01M1/00 ; F01M1/08 ; F01M1/10 ; F01M5/00 ; F01M11/00 ; F01M11/02

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a lubrication system comprising: a pump having an inlet in fluid communication with a lubricant source and an outlet; a cooler having an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and an outlet; a lubrication filter having an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the cooler and an outlet; a first delivery path in fluid communication with the outlet of the lubrication filter, the first delivery path being configured to deliver cooled, filtered lubricant to a bearing system of an engine; and a second delivery path in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump, the second delivery path being configured to deliver uncooled, unfiltered lubricant to piston cooling nozzles of the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230332521A1 REDUCED PARASITIC LUBE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-10-19
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