Patent ID: 6142257
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: F01M

Abstract:
An oil pickup tube for use in an internal combustion engine having an oil gallery with an oil inlet for receiving oil from the oil pickup tube, said tube comprising:a substantially straight portion having at least one side wall, a top end that is positionable adjacent to the oil inlet of the oil gallery, and a bottom end; anda straight portion cavity having a substantially linear longitudinal axis extending in a direction from said top end to said bottom end, and a cavity width, said cavity being at least partially defined by said at least one side wall, and extending between said top end and said bottom end, both said substantially straight portion and said straight portion cavity being longer in the direction of said longitudinal axis than in a direction normal to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said width substantially monotonically increases from said top end to said bottom end.