Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil pan and engine assembly including the oil pan
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Application No.: US14831921Application Date: 2015-08-21
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Publication No.: US09771840B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Akram R. Zahdeh
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: F02F7/00
- IPC: F02F7/00 ; F01M11/00 ; F01M5/00 ; F01M11/10

Abstract:
An engine assembly includes an oil pan including an oil pan body defining a cavity. The oil pan body includes a dividing wall separating the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. The dividing wall defines a compartment opening extending therethrough, and the compartment opening fluidly interconnects the first compartment and the second compartment. The engine assembly also includes an oil pump at least partially disposed inside the first compartment of the oil pan. The oil pump includes a pump pickup conduit in fluid communication with the first compartment. The engine assembly additionally includes a temperature sensor disposed inside the pump pickup conduit of the oil pump. The temperature sensor can measure the temperature of oil flowing into the oil pump. In other words, the temperature sensor can sense the temperature of the oil pumped in the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160245135A1 OIL PAN AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE OIL PAN Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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