Patent Document:

in fig1 a typical gasoline engine 12 is shown . oil is pumped out of engine 12 via oil sump 14 through oil outlet pipe 16 and filtered oil , under pressure is returned through oil inlet pipe 18 . in normal operation of the engine at mid - range speeds , oil from outlet pipe 16 is pumped through mechanical oil pump 20 , through oil filter 22 and back to the engine via oil inlet pipe 18 . in the present invention , an electrical mechanical oil pump 24 along with its pump motor 26 is connected in parallel with mechanical oil pump 20 and operates under three separate circumstances . the first circumstance requires oil to flow under pressure immediately upon rotation of the ignition switch to the &# 34 ; on &# 34 ; position permitting oil flow as soon as possible . when the ignition switch is placed in the &# 34 ; on &# 34 ; position a positive voltage or binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; appears at input c of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . since the oil pressure at this time is zero , a low oil pressure sensor 32 appears as a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at input b of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 producing a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at output of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 and therefore a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at input d of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . since both inputs of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 are binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; s the output of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 is also a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; and the pump motor 26 , part of electrical oil pump 24 operates . as soon as the oil pressure reaches an adequate level the oil pressure sensor 32 outputs a binary &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; to &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 . the vacuum sensor 34 is seeing a reasonably small vacuum so its output is also a binary &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ;. with input a at &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; and input b at &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; the output of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 is also a &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ;. therefore , the input c of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 is &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; while input d is &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; and the output of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 is &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ;. the electrical oil pump 26 stops . the second circumstance requires oil to flow under pressure when the engine is demanding rapid delivery of oil at high rpms . under this circumstance , when the ignition switch is placed in the &# 34 ; on &# 34 ; position a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; appears at input c of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . under conditions of high engine rpm , vacuum sensor 34 sees an especially high vacuum and outputs a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; to input a of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 . oil pressure sensor 32 is still seeing a relatively normal pressure and so outputs a &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; to input b of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 . the net result if these inputs areto produce a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the output of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 and therefore a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the input d of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 seeing a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at both inputs produces an output of &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; and pump motor 26 of electrical oil pump 24 operates . it may be easily seen that when vacuum returns to normal with normal rpms pump motor 26 ceases to operate . the third circumstance under which auxiliary pumping is necessary occurs when oil pressure drops due to either a failure in the mechanical pump &# 39 ; s drive mechanism , or a mechanical failure of the mechanical pump itself . in either of these situations , oil pressure sensor 32 senses a drop in pressure below some predetermined level and sends a &# 34 ; 0 &# 34 ; to input a of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 . this input configuration results in a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the output of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 30 and a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at input d of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . since the ignition switch is in the &# 34 ; on &# 34 ; position a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; appears at input c of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 . this input configuration produces a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the output of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 28 and pump motor 26 of electrical oil pump 24 operates . it may be easily seen that as soon as oil pressure of the mechanical pump returns to normal , electrical oil pump 24 ceases to operate . fig2 shows an alternative embodiment in which vacuum sensing has been eliminated . in some types of engines , particularly diesels , meaningful vacuum sensing is very difficult . another system of causing oil to flow immediately upon rotation of the ignition switch to the &# 34 ; start &# 34 ; position is demonstrated in fig2 and depends upon a preset timer to cease electric pumping instead of the attainment of a predetermined level of oil pressure . the system is essentially identical with that in fig1 except that a timer 40 has been added which sends out a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; from the time starter motor 42 initiates the timer until some pre - set interval has expired . when the ignition switch is placed into the start position a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; appears at input g of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 44 . the ignition switch , since it is in the &# 34 ; start &# 34 ; position , activates starting motor 42 which initiates timer 40 producing a binary &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the input e of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 46 . this produces a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the output of &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; gate 46 and a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at input h of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 44 for the duration of the pre - set timing interval . this input configuration produces a &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; at the output of &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; gate 44 and the electrical oil pump 48 therefore also operates for this interval . depending upon pump design it may be necessary to install one - way check valves at 50 or 52 in fig1 or 2 to prevent oil from being pumped from the output of one pump back through the other pump . while certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims , it will be understood that various omissions , substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention .

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