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Granted Patent B2
US 12,326,189 · App. 18/156,079 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Oil supply system for a machine, in particular a power unit of a motor vehicle, and power unit for a motor vehicle with such an oil supply system

Inventors: Kevin Heider (Ebern, DE); Matthias Pfister (Ebern, DE); Michael Krause (Ebern, DE); Joachim Hoch (Ebern, DE); Roland Stoebel (Ebern, DE); Rolf Seidl (Ebern, DE); Vladimir Nickel (Ebern, DE); Katrin Ebert (Ebern, DE); Patrick Gegner (Ebern, DE)
Assignee: Valeo Powertrain GmbH
F16H57/0436F16H57/0417F16H57/0441F16H57/0476
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Patent No.
US 12,326,189
App. No.
18/156,079
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oil supply system for a machine, such as for a power unit of a motor vehicle, with a module body made of plastic including a collection tank which is divided into a prechamber and a main chamber. A predelivery pump can extract oil from the prechamber and pump it into the main chamber, a main delivery pump can extract oil from the main chamber and pump it to the machine, and a return line can return oil from the machine to the prechamber and/or the main chamber. A power unit for a motor vehicle can include such an oil supply system, wherein a predelivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the prechamber and a main delivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the main chamber, and the power unit is configured to be mounted in the motor vehicle with an orientation such that a line running through the two suction openings is arranged approximately parallel to the transverse axis of the vehicle.

Claims (37)

1. An oil supply system for a machine, in particular for a power unit of a motor vehicle, with a module body made of plastic comprising:

a collection tank which is divided into a prechamber and a main chamber,

a predelivery pump configured to extract oil from the prechamber and pump it into the main chamber,

a main delivery pump configured to extract oil from the main chamber and pump it to the machine,

a supply interface via which the oil is delivered to the machine,

a plurality of return interfaces via which the oil is returned from the machine to the collection tank via at least one return line,

wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are driven by a common electric motor forming an oil pump assembly,

wherein the oil pump assembly is arranged on or integrated in the module body,

wherein a predelivery suction opening is provided in the prechamber and is connected via a suction line to a suction side of the predelivery pump,

wherein a main delivery suction opening is provided in the main chamber and is connected via a suction line to a suction side of the main delivery pump, and

wherein the suction lines are integrated in the module body.

2. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein in the collection tank, a partition wall is provided which divides the collection tank into the prechamber and the main chamber.

3. The oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the capacity of the main chamber is smaller than the capacity of the prechamber.

4. The oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are integrated in a double-flow pump.

5. The oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are driven by a common electric motor.

6. The oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are implemented by a rotary vane pump, in which the main delivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between the adjacent rotary vanes, and the predelivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between a rotor and the end face of the rotary vanes received in the rotor.

7. The oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the module body further comprise a heat exchanger, a temperature sensor and a filter element mounted on the module body.

8. A power unit for a motor vehicle, with the oil supply system according to claim 2 , wherein a predelivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the prechamber and a main delivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the main chamber, and the power unit is configured to be mounted in the motor vehicle with an orientation such that a line running through the two suction openings is arranged parallel to a transverse axis of the vehicle.

9. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the capacity of the main chamber is smaller than the capacity of the prechamber.

10. The oil supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are integrated in a double-flow pump.

11. The oil supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are driven by a common electric motor.

12. The oil supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are implemented by a rotary vane pump, in which the main delivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between the adjacent rotary vanes, and the predelivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between a rotor and the end face of the rotary vanes received in the rotor.

13. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the main delivery suction opening, which is connected to the suction side of the main delivery pump, is arranged substantially centrally on the floor of the main chamber.

14. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the predelivery suction opening, which is connected to the suction side of the predelivery pump, is arranged on an outside of the floor of the prechamber.

15. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are integrated in a double-flow pump.

16. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are driven by a common electric motor.

17. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the predelivery pump and the main delivery pump are implemented by a rotary vane pump, in which the main delivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between the adjacent rotary vanes, and the predelivery pump is formed by the pressure chambers defined between a rotor and the end face of the rotary vanes received in the rotor.

18. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the module body further comprise a heat exchanger, a temperature sensor and a filter element mounted on the module body.

19. A power unit for a motor vehicle, with the oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a predelivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the prechamber and a main delivery suction opening is arranged on the floor of the main chamber, and the power unit is configured to be mounted in the motor vehicle with an orientation such that a line running through the two suction openings is arranged parallel to a transverse axis of the vehicle.

20. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a predelivery suction opening, which is connected to the suction side of the predelivery pump, is arranged on an outside of the floor of the prechamber.

21. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of supply interfaces.

22. The oil supply system according to claim 21 , wherein there are two supply interfaces.

23. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein there are two return interfaces.

24. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a predelivery suction opening is provided in the prechamber and is connected via a suction line to a suction side of the predelivery pump, the suction line is integrated in the module body.

25. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a main delivery suction opening is provided in the main chamber and is connected via a suction line to a suction side of the main delivery pump, the suction line is integrated in the module body.

26. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one return line has two outlets, namely an outlet into the prechamber and an outlet into the main chamber.

27. The oil supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one return line includes two return lines.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2025
From: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH; FTE ASIA GMBH
To: VALEO POWERTRAIN GMBH
Reel/Frame 069875/0816 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: HEIDER, KEVIN; PFISTER, MATTHIAS; KRAUSE, MICHAEL; HOCH, JOACHIM; STOEBEL, ROLAND; SEIDL, ROLF; NICKEL, VLADIMIR; EBERT, KATRIN; GEGNER, PATRICK
To: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 062411/0522 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 101 185.2 · Jan 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230228323A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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