Patent ID: 8181746

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a main reservoir for holding a fluid; an auxiliary reservoir located inside the main reservoir, the auxiliary reservoir comprising: an auxiliary reservoir shell comprising a shell top and a shell bottom; at least one fill passage through the auxiliary reservoir shell at or near the shell bottom; and at least one vent passage through the auxiliary reservoir shell at or near the shell top, wherein the auxiliary reservoir is fluidically connected to the main reservoir by the fill passage and the vent passage; a fluid inlet located inside the main reservoir and outside of the auxiliary reservoir; a fluid outlet located inside the auxiliary reservoir between the fill passage and the vent passage; a first supply passage in fluid communication with the fluid outlet; a first pump operably connected to the first supply passage for pumping the fluid from the auxiliary reservoir to a first engine component; a second supply passage connected to the main reservoir; a second pump operably connected to the second supply passage for pumping the fluid from the main reservoir to a second engine component; and a backup connection passage fluidically connected to the first supply passage at a first interface between the first pump and the first engine component to the second supply passage at a second interface between the second pump and the second engine component.