Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine for outdoor power equipment unit
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Application No.: US14730625Application Date: 2015-06-04
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Publication No.: US09719468B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Jay J. Kakuk , Trent R. Roth , Warren H. Daun , David J. Martin , Philip C. Dretzka
- Applicant: THE TORO COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN Bloomington
- Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Bloomington
- Agency: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.
- Main IPC: B01D39/00
- IPC: B01D39/00 ; B01D50/00 ; B01D59/50 ; F02M35/02 ; F02M35/024 ; F02M35/04 ; F02B75/00 ; F01M11/04 ; B01D46/24

Abstract:
An air cleaner system that potentially reduces debris entering a prime mover (e.g., engine) during removal/replacement of an air cleaner. In one embodiment, the engine includes a shroud defining an air cleaner compartment. The engine further includes a tubular air feed port defining a combustion air intake. The air feed port terminates at an end face located at or within the air cleaner compartment, and a lower portion of the end face is notched relative to other portions of the end face. In other embodiments, an engine oil drain system is provided that selectively positions a distal end of an oil drain tube at a drain position located away from the engine. The oil drain tube may also be repositioned to a stored position, wherein the distal end of the drain tube attaches to a nipple connected to either an engine housing or surrounding structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150361932A1 ENGINE FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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