Patent ID: 6820583
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: F01L,F01M,F02B,F02F,F16H

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising:a crankcase in which a crankshaft is held, an oil guide housing positioned beneath the crankcase, and an oil pump equipped with a drive sprocket for supplying lubricating oil positioned in the oil guide housing, said oil pump supplying lubricating oil to consumers from an oil trap in the oil guide housing, wherein the sprocket is encompassed by a cover, wherein elements are provided on the sprocket cover for scraping, separating, or scraping and separating lubricating oil that is drawn alone by a chain, driven by the sprocket, out of the oil tray in the direction of the crankcase, and wherein the sprocket cover is equipped with openings having the elements, and wherein said elements are oil-scraping edges.