Oil pan of an internal combustion engine

Abstract

An oil sump of a combustion engine, including an anti-surge plate fastened to the oil sump and extending parallel to the bottom of the oil sump and an oil pump strainer immersed in the reservoir of the oil sump below the anti-surge plate. The oil sump includes a mechanism to keep the oil pump strainer immersed in the oil, including a first mechanism belonging to the oil sump and a second mechanism belonging to the anti-surge plate, the first and second mechanisms forming a baffle for the flow of oil.

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       11 . An oil pan of an internal combustion engine comprising:
 an anti-surge plate mounted in the oil pan and extending parallel to the bottom of the oil pan;   an oil pump strainer immersed in the reservoir of the oil pan under the anti-surge plate; and   means for keeping the oil pump strainer immersed in the oil, comprising first means belonging to the oil pan and second means belonging to the anti-surge plate, the first and second means forming a baffle for the oil flow.   
   
   
       12 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first and second means surround the oil pump strainer, the second means belonging to the anti-surge plate and the first means belonging to the oil pan, the first and second means being able to fit one inside the other. 
   
   
       13 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the lower ends of the second means belonging to the anti-surge plate and the lower ends of the oil pump strainer have a gap between them and the bottom of the oil pan. 
   
   
       14 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the second means
 belonging to the anti-surge plate and the oil pump strainer have generally a same height.   
   
   
       15 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first means belonging to the oil pan comprises an opening at the bottom of the oil pan. 
   
   
       16 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first and second means are of generally cylindrical shape and of different diameters. 
   
   
       17 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first means belonging to the oil pan is a cylinder incorporated in the oil pan. 
   
   
       18 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the second means belonging to the anti-surge plate is a cylinder incorporated in the anti-surge plate. 
   
   
       19 . The oil pan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first means belonging to the oil pan is a cylinder attached to the oil pan and the second means belonging to the anti-surge plate is a cylinder attached to the anti-surge plate. 
   
   
       20 . An internal combustion engine comprising:
 an oil pan comprising a device according to  claim 11 .