Patent ID: 6845744
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
1. A lubrication system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, the lubrication system comprising: a lubricant outlet having a barrier region configured to collect lubricant from a first piston-cylinder assembly, the lubricant outlet being situated upstream relative to the lubricant inlet; a lubricant inlet in communication with a second piston-cylinder assembly configured to receive lubricant from a first piston-cylinder assembly; an inter-cylinder lubricant path connected to the lubricant inlet at one end and connected to the lubricant outlet at an opposite end; a lubricant re-circulation system to re-circulate lubricant from a bottom-most piston-cylinder assembly to an upper-most piston-cylinder assembly, the lubricant re-circulation system comprising: