High-pressure oil manifold for a diesel engine

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EP 2 050 953 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/16

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17

(21)	Application number: 08016720.8

(22)	Date of filing: 23.09.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F02M 59/10^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

16.10.2007 US 873045

(71)	Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC.
	Warrenville, IL 60555 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Gnesin, Alexander L. Riverwoods, IL 60015 (US) Griffin, Gregory A. Glendale Heights, IL 60139 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker
	Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)

(54)	High-pressure oil manifold for a diesel engine

(57) A cast oil manifold (10) has entrance openings (28) from a reservoir (18) to cast-in gooseneck outlet tubes (16) that are substantially elliptical, enabling less material to be used in the vicinity in comparison to the amount of material used when the openings are circular.

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