Outboard motor provided with a four-stroke engine

Patent · Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5353495

Sumigawa, Y

This patent describes a lubricating system for an internal combustion engine having a lubricant reservoir adapted to contain a lubricant for the engine. The system includes an inlet line depending into the lubricant reservoir for supplying lubricant for an engine lubricating system, a strainer disposed at the inlet end of the inlet line for removing foreign particles from the lubricant entering the inlet line, a drain opening in the lubricant reservoir for draining lubricant therefrom, and a drain plug for closing the drain opening, the improvement is described comprising the drain opening and the strainer being sized and related for servicing of the strainer through the drain opening, and relief valve means for bypassing the strainer in providing unfiltered lubricant to the inlet line in the event the strainer becomes plugged.

• Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Patent Number(s): US 4611559
• OSTI ID: 5353495
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Sep 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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