IP Library Granted Patent US 9,376,944
Granted Patent B2
US 9,376,944 · App. 14/261,698 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Oil level detection mechanism

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Patent No.
US 9,376,944
App. No.
14/261,698
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oil level detection mechanism for detecting an oil level in the inside of a case 91 , comprising: an oil filler opening 92 through which oil is supplied into the case 91 ; and an oil level detection member 93 that is located below a lower end of the oil filler opening 92 in the inside of the case 91 and that protrudes inward from an inner wall 91 a of the case 91 so that a tip part 93 a thereof is located in a region visually recognizable from the outside of the oil filler opening 92.

Claims (15)

1. An oil level detection mechanism for detecting an oil level in the inside of a case, comprising:

an oil filler opening through which oil is supplied into the case; and

an oil level detection member that is as a whole located below a lower end of the oil filler opening in the inside of the case and that is attached to an inner wall of the case and protrudes inward from the inner wall so that a tip part thereof is located in a region visually recognizable from the outside of the oil filler opening.

2. The oil level detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein

the oil level detection member is formed integratedly with the case.

3. The oil level detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein

a notch or an opening is formed in the oil level detection member.

4. The oil level detection mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein

the notch or the opening is formed such that an area of an upper end surface thereof is larger than an area of a lower end surface thereof.

5. The oil level detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein

the oil level detection member extends from the inner wall toward an inner side of the case and is inclined downward relative to a horizontal plane.

6. An oil level detection mechanism for detecting an oil level in the inside of a case, comprising:

an oil filler opening through which oil is supplied into the case; and

an oil level detection member that is as a whole located below a lower end of the oil filler opening in the inside of the case and that is attached to an inner wall of the case and protrudes inward from the inner wall of the case so that a tip part thereof is located in a region visually recognizable from the outside of the oil filler opening, wherein

an oil supply upper limit level is located between a lower end surface and an upper end surface of the oil level detection member.

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 Apr 25, 2014
From: ITOO, SEIJI; HAMADA, AYUMI; MORITA, TAISUKE
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 032757/0086 →