Patent ID: 6585889
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: F01M,F16H

Abstract:
An oil pan module, comprising:an oil pan having a floor formed with a drain hole and side walls extending from said floor to provide a space for holding oil; and a filter assembly including a filter housing disposed in said space of said oil pan, and a drain tube non-removably fixed to said housing and extending from said housing so that upon disposal of said filter housing within said space, said drain tube extends through said drain hole of said floor to a free end exterior to said oil pan, and upon removal of said filter housing from said space, said drain tube is removed from said space in fixed relation to said filter housing, said drain tube having an interior drain passage formed with an oil inlet communicating with said space of said oil pan for admitting oil from said oil pan into said interior drain passage and an oil outlet adjacent said free end, and a drain plug selectively closing said interior drain passage to block the oil from passing from said oil pan through said oil outlet when the drain plug is in a first closed position and being movable to an open position for opening said interior drain passage, to permit the oil to drain from said oil pan through said oil outlet of said drain tube.