Internal-combustion engines – Frame construction – Horizontal cylinder
Patent
1996-03-26
1997-02-11
Kamen, Noah P.
Internal-combustion engines
Frame construction
Horizontal cylinder
184106, F01M 1106
Patent
active
056010605
ABSTRACT:
A cast oil pan, which is reversible for front and rear sump applications, including an integral suction passage which extends the length of the pan and has outlets at either end, the suction passage including a screened intake seated in the sump area of the pan. Preferably, the bottom surface of the sump area is depressed to create a drain passage beneath the suction passage, the drain passage and bottom surface of the suction passage thereabove having aligned drain ports which are accommodated by a single plug to provide for complete drainage of the pan.
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Sidor Wayne R.
Smietanski Richard A.
Kamen Noah P.
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Sullivan Dennis K.
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