Patent ID: 8608957

Claim:
An oil container with a container housing ( 1 ; 1 ′) and with an oil filter ( 6 , 7 ) received in the container housing ( 1 ; 1 ′), wherein fittings ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) for the oil inlet, for the oil outlet, for filling the oil container and for a corresponding opening ( 15 , 16 ), which are closable by a cover ( 17 , 18 ) for temporarily removing or exchanging the oil filter ( 6 , 7 ), are arranged on the container housing, and wherein the oil container has at least one air exit opening ( 19 , 20 ), wherein the container housing ( 1 ; 1 ′) is divided into at least two separate chambers ( 2 , 3 ) by a partition ( 4 ; 4 ′) formed as a single section or as several sections, with the oil filter ( 6 , 7 ) integrated in the oil circuit being arranged in each of the chambers ( 2 , 3 ), and wherein the chambers ( 2 , 3 ) have each at least one oil inlet fitting ( 8 , 9 ), an oil outlet fitting ( 10 , 11 ) as well as fittings ( 12 , 13 ) with an opening ( 15 , 16 ) which can be closed by a cover ( 17 , 18 ) for filling with oil and/or for removing the oil filter ( 6 , 7 ), wherein the partition ( 4 ; 4 ′) comprises an oil overflow opening ( 5 ) which connects the chambers ( 2 , 3 ) with one another and is located above a predefined minimum oil filling level for the oil circuits, in relation to a rest state; wherein one or more baffles ( 23 ) are arranged in the container housing ( 1 ; 1 ′) for calming the oil received by the container; wherein one of the baffles ( 23 ) extends parallel to the container bottom ( 24 ) and horizontally in the mounting position of the oil container resting on a lower boundary of the oil overflow opening ( 5 ) of the partition ( 4 ; 4 ′) connected to the baffle ( 23 ) and protrudes into both chambers ( 2 , 3 ) which are separated by the partition ( 4 , 4 ′).