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Title: Engine having multiple pumps driven by a single shaft

Patent ·
OSTI ID:873998

An engine comprises an engine housing. A first engine fluid sub-system that includes a first pump and the engine housing defining a first fluid passage is also included in the engine. The engine also includes at least one additional engine fluid sub-system that includes a second pump and the engine housing defining a second fluid passage. A rotating shaft is at least partially positioned in the engine housing, the first pump and the second pump.

Research Organization:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC05-97OR22605
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Patent Number(s):
US 6289878
OSTI ID:
873998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English