Patent ID: 6973908
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: F01M

Abstract:
1. A piston engine comprising: a source of lubricating medium, a first ducting means leading to lubrication targets of the engine, a first pressure elevating means for drawing lubricating medium from the source of lubricating medium and delivering lubricating medium under pressure to said lubrication targets by way of the first ducting means, a second ducting means for serving a lubrication target of the engine, the second ducting means including a pressure accumulator and also including a valve means for controlling flow of lubricating medium from the pressure accumulator to the lubrication target served by the second ducting means, and an external control unit for controlling operation of the valve means, and wherein the lubrication target that is served by the second ducting means comprises a piston unit of the piston engine and the second ducting means is connected to the piston unit via a lubricating channel.