Patent ID: 6681737
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An engine lubrication system for lubricating the interior of an engine having a crankshaft, a crankcase supporting the crankshaft, and a transmission operably connected to the crankshaft, the engine lubrication system comprising a base of the crankcase forming an oil reservoir, a lubricating-oil passage within the crankshaft, an oil slinger driven by the crankshaft through the transmission, and an oil pump driven by the crankshaft through the transmission,wherein a part of the oil slinger is immersed in oil within the oil reservoir, and lubricates the interior of the engine with oil splashed from the oil slinger during rotation of the oil slinger and wherein the oil pump is immersed in the oil within the oil reservoir, the oil pump having a discharge port communicating with the lubricating-oil passage within the crankshaft.