Patent ID: 11940011
Assignee: TCM ENGINE PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A method for priming a fluid pump of an internal combustion engine having at least one of a suction side and a pressure side, the method comprising:
providing a coupling member, wherein the coupling member comprises:
a first end,
a second end,
a cylindrical length therebetween, and
a plurality of fins extending along only a portion of the cylindrical length, wherein each fin from the plurality of fins protrudes radially from an outer surface of the coupling member;

inserting a fluid into the fluid pump of the internal combustion engine;
engaging the coupling member, via the fins, and a drive shaft of a rotational drive such that a rotational force provided by the rotational drive is translated to the coupling member;
aligning each fin from the plurality of fins with a corresponding geometrical portion of an oil drive gear of the internal combustion engine;
inserting each fin from the plurality of fins into the corresponding geometrical portion of the oil drive gear such that each fin from the plurality of fins is capable of translating the rotational force applied to the coupling member to the oil drive gear;
generating the rotational force using the rotational drive and translating the rotational force through the coupling member and into the oil drive gear of the internal combustion engine; and
forcing the fluid inserted into the fluid pump into at least one of the suction side and the pressure side of the fluid pump.