EP 1715148 A3 20100825 - Engine oil level adjusting apparatus
Title (en)
Engine oil level adjusting apparatus
Title (de)
Ölstand Einstellungsvorrichtung für Brennkraftmaschine
Title (fr)
Dispositif de réglage du niveau d'huile pour un moteur à combustion
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2005125556 A 20050422
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1715148A2] In an engine oil level adjusting apparatus including an oil pan (3) provided to a lower portion of an engine main body (1), a sub tank (5) communicating with the oil pan, and oil feeding means (6) for selectively feeding engine oil between the oil pan and the sub tank in both ways, there are provided viscosity measuring means (7) for measuring a viscosity of the engine oil in the oil pan, amount-of-remaining oil detecting means (8) for measuring the amount of engine oil in the oil pan, and control means (9) for determining an appropriate oil level in the oil pan on the basis of the viscosity of engine oil obtained by the viscosity measuring means and for driving the oil feeding means so as to obtain the appropriate oil level.
IPC 8 full level
F01M 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F01M 1/16 (2013.01); F01M 9/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/06 (2013.01); F01M 11/12 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1473 (2013.01); F01M 2011/148 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] JP S6245316 U 19870319
- [IY] JP H06101441 A 19940412 - SUZUKI MOTOR CO
- [A] JP H05288031 A 19931102 - TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
- [Y] JP H08159247 A 19960621 - HINO MOTORS LTD
- [A] DE 10062552 A1 20020620 - DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE]
- [A] FR 2581700 A1 19861114 - RENAULT VEHICULES IND [FR]
- [A] JP S61118519 A 19860605 - TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1715148 A2 20061025; EP 1715148 A3 20100825; EP 1715148 B1 20180926; JP 2006300002 A 20061102; JP 4333629 B2 20090916
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06112611 A 20060413; JP 2005125556 A 20050422