Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sump having temperature-controlled jalousie divider
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Application No.: US14681214Application Date: 2015-04-08
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Publication No.: US09677436B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Gregory Mordukhovich
- Applicant: AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Plymouth
- Assignee: AVL POWERTRAIN ENGINEERING, INC.
- Current Assignee: AVL POWERTRAIN ENGINEERING, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Plymouth
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: F01M11/00
- IPC: F01M11/00 ; F01M5/00 ; F16H57/04 ; F01M5/02

Abstract:
A baffle for disposition in a sump having a fluid containing cavity is disclosed. A first portion of the baffle has an outside edge abutting a side wall of the sump and an inner edge defining an opening. A second portion of the baffle extends downwardly from the inner edge to a lower edge abutting a bottom wall of the sump. At least one jalousie divider is disposed along the second portion of the baffle to regulate fluid flow through the baffle based on fluid temperature. A controller is coupled to the jalousie divider to selectively drive the jalousie divider to a closed position that prevents fluid flow through the baffle when the fluid temperature is below a temperature threshold and an open position that permits fluid flow through the second portion of the baffle when the fluid temperature is above the temperature threshold.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150300220A1 Sump Having Temperature-Controlled Jalousie Divider Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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