Patent ID: 8322322
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: F01M

Abstract:
1. A diluting fuel-in-oil treating apparatus of an internal combustion engine, the apparatus comprising: an oil container configured to contain lubricating oil of the internal combustion engine; an oil pump provided in the oil path and configured to supply the lubricating oil from the oil container to the lubricated parts of the internal combustion engine; a bypass path having a first end connected to a downstream side of the oil pump and a second end connected to an upstream side of the oil pump; a fuel separator provided in the bypass path and configured to separate fuel from the lubricating oil flowing in the bypass path; and an open/close valve provided in the bypass path and configured to open and close the bypass path based on one of a temperature of the lubricating oil and a physical quantity of the lubricating oil that has a correlation with the temperature.