Patent ID: 9677436
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: F01M,F16H

Claim:
1. A sump for collecting engine oil or transmission fluid comprising: a housing presenting a cavity and an open top; a fluid pickup disposed within said cavity; a baffle disposed inside said housing dividing said cavity into a first volume around said fluid pickup and a second volume disposed outwardly of said first volume, said baffle including at least one jalousie divider that is movable to regulate fluid flow between said first volume and said second volume, wherein said at least one jalousie divider includes a plurality of louvers that are pivotally connected to said baffle and that are disposed next to one another in a stacked arrangement, wherein said plurality of louvers includes at least a first louver and a second louver, each of said first and second louvers being pivotally connected to said baffle by a bar; a controller directly coupled to said bar of said first louver to operably rotate said first louver relative to said baffle; and a link extending between said first and second louvers that is pivotally connected to each of said first and second louvers such that said second louver rotates in unison with said first louver when said controller rotatably drives said first louver.