Combustion engine oil pan

Abstract

A combustion engine oil pan including a sump capable of containing oil and a sole configured to compliment the sump, able to support, with sealing, the sump and to be fixed to the engine, particularly a bottom or low part of the engine, wherein the join between the sump and the sole extends to form notched cutouts in the sole and in the sump.

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         11 . An oilpan for a combustion engine, comprising:
 a sump housing and a sump bottom;   the sump housing configured to be fixed to the engine and to the sump bottom of the oilpan, and configured to further support vehicle components, the sump housing comprising a lower bearing edge for sealed connection with a complementary bearing edge of the sump bottom,   wherein the bearing edge for sealed connection comprises at least one wide notch in at least one lateral wall of the sump housing.   
     
     
         12 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the oilpan is configured to take a quantity of oil such that at least part of the complementary bearing edge for sealed connection of the sump bottom lies below a level of the oil contained in the oilpan. 
     
     
         13 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the sump housing comprises at least one reinforcing plate for supporting part of the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising an elastomer gasket arranged between the lower bearing edge of the sump housing and the complementary bearing edge of the sump bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the sump bottom comprises a shell made of plastic. 
     
     
         16 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the shell is molded and comprises at least some of components associated with treatment of oil that are formed as one piece with the shell. 
     
     
         17 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the plastic shell is configured with a ribbed or grooved geometry, and an exterior surface of the shell is cellular. 
     
     
         18 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the bearing edges of the sump bottom shell and of the sump housing that are in contact with the elastomer gasket are left unfinished, as-molded in a case of the sump bottom, and as-cast in a case of the sump housing. 
     
     
         19 . The oilpan as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the sump bottom and the sump housing are made of different materials. 
     
     
         20 . A motor vehicle comprising:
 an engine and an oilpan for the engine as claimed in  claim 11 .