Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine lubrication system
- Patent Title (中): 发动机润滑系统
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Application No.: US157873Application Date: 1998-09-21
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Publication No.: US5988129APublication Date: 1999-11-23
- Inventor: Gregory Paul Prior , Frank R. Zsirai , Ambyr D. Peterson
- Applicant: Gregory Paul Prior , Frank R. Zsirai , Ambyr D. Peterson
- Applicant Address: MI Detroit
- Assignee: General Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: MI Detroit
- Main IPC: F01L1/02
- IPC: F01L1/02 ; F01L1/053 ; F01L1/18 ; F01M9/10 ; F02F1/24
Abstract:
An overhead cam engine with an engine lubrication system comprises a valve train assembly which includes a camshaft rotatably supported by a cylinder head. An oil lubricated camshaft drive chain engages the camshaft to rotate it. A valve train lubricating assembly is disposed above the cylinder head and includes a baffle, radially positioned from the drive chain, to capture oil spray departing from the drive chain and a trough positioned above the valve train assembly. The trough is configured as an upward facing U-shaped channel, including an end wall to close the trough, defining a reservoir to collect oil from the baffle. Side outlets allow oil to overflow from the trough where outward protruding dimples act as precipitation points to target lubrication onto the valve train assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US5428439A Range measurement system Public/Granted day:1995-06-27
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