Patent ID: 6988590

Claim:
A modular oil delivery system for mounting within an oil reservoir through an opening in a wall of the reservoir to supply oil to an operating combustion engine for lubrication, comprising: a mount having a flange constructed to close the opening and be carried by the wall of the reservoir, at least one passage communicating with the exterior of the flange to supply oil to the engine, a body depending from the flange into the reservoir, and a mounting bracket carried by the mount; a float arm pivotally supported relative to the mounting bracket, inside the bracket and constructed and arranged to be responsive to the level of oil in a reservoir, an oil pump carried by the body, supported by the mounting bracket and inside the reservoir when the flange closes the opening and is carried by the wall of the reservoir and having an oil outlet in fluid communication with said at least one passage; and an oil pressure sensor supported by at least one of the mounting bracket, the body, and the flange, the oil pressure sensor being in fluid communication with the oil outlet of the oil pump to sense the pressure of oil discharged from the oil pump to the operating engine, wherein the oil delivery system is a self contained package for mounting at least partially within an oil reservoir as a single unit with the oil pump and float arm inside the reservoir when the flange closes the opening and is carried by the wall of the reservoir.