IP Library Granted Patent US 7,434,561
Granted Patent B2
US 7,434,561 · App. 11/651,942 · Granted Oct 14, 2008

Engine

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,434,561
App. No.
11/651,942
Granted
Oct 14, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An engine including an oil passage through which oil output from an oil pump flows, an oil cooler mounted to the oil passage, and a branched oil passage for a hydraulically-powered device of the engine that is configured to branch in a location of the oil passage extending from the oil pump to the oil cooler to deliver the oil to the hydraulically-powered device.

Claims (17)

1. An engine comprising:

an oil pump;

a first oil filter;

an oil cooler;

a first oil passage through which oil output from the oil pump flows to the first oil filter;

a second oil passage through which oil output from the first oil filter flows to the oil cooler;

a branched oil passage for a hydraulically-powered device of the engine that is configured to branch in a location of the first oil passage located upstream of the oil cooler and the first oil filter to deliver the oil to the hydraulically-powered device; and

a second oil filter for the hydraulically-powered device that has filtering resistance lower than that of the first oil filter and is mounted to a location of the branched oil passage.

2. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulically-powered device is a hydraulically-powered variable valve timing system configured to change a phase angle of a camshaft with respect to a crankshaft and/or a hydraulically-powered tensioner configured to apply a force to a chain guide that guides a chain through which the crankshaft is cooperatively coupled to the camshaft.

3. An engine comprising:

an oil passage through which oil output from an oil pump flows;

an oil cooler mounted to the oil passage; and

a branched oil passage for a hydraulically-powered device of the engine that is configured to branch in a location of the oil passage extending from the oil pump to the oil cooler to deliver the oil to the hydraulically-powered device;

wherein at least a part of the branched oil passage for the hydraulically-powered device includes an oil guiding pipe extending outside of the engine.

4. The engine according to claim 3 , wherein the oil guiding pipe protrudes from an outer wall of a lower portion of the engine and is guided to the hydraulically-powered device located at an upper region of the engine.

5. The engine according to claim 4 , wherein the oil guiding pipe is removably attached to the engine by joints provided at both ends thereof.

6. The engine according to claim 5 , wherein the oil guiding pipe includes a metal pipe and an elastic pipe which are coupled to each other.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2007
From: SUZUKI, KOZO; ARIMA, HISATOYO; TSUBONE, TOSHIYUKI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 018885/0788 →