Oil Pan Chamber with Movable Blocking Module for Vehicle Turns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oil pans in vehicles experience oil concentration on one side during sharp turns or inclines, leading to air introduction into the oil strainer and inadequate oil supply, potentially causing engine burning phenomena.
Innovation Solution
A chamber with through holes and an oil blocking module, comprising rails, stopping members, and elastic members, is integrated into the oil pan to prevent oil concentration by blocking through holes in the direction of vehicle turn, ensuring continuous oil supply to the strainer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle turns quickly or drives on a sloping road, then the oil in the oil pan concentrates to one side, but air is introduced into the oil strainer or oil supply becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an oil concentration prevention device as an intermediary component between the oil pan and oil strainer. This device includes a blocking member that can be positioned to prevent oil from concentrating on one side during vehicle turns or inclines, thereby maintaining reliable oil supply to the strainer and preventing air introduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The blocking member is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position based on oil concentration conditions. The blocking member can move to block oil flow paths when oil concentration occurs during turns or inclines, and return to its original position when normal oil distribution is maintained, providing adaptive control.
2Reliability
If the oil blocking module blocks through holes to prevent oil concentration, then oil supply stability is improved, but the structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The oil pan is segmented into multiple functional zones using through holes in the chamber, with oil inflow holes and oil outflow holes separated. The blocking member is segmented to block only specific through holes when needed, allowing selective control of oil flow paths without complicating the entire oil pan structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The blocking member serves multiple functions: it prevents oil concentration during turns, maintains oil supply to the strainer, and can be integrated with the existing oil pan chamber structure. The same component addresses both oil concentration prevention and stable oil supply maintenance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively maintains the oil strainer submerged in oil, preventing air introduction and ensuring stable oil supply, thereby preventing engine burning and ensuring consistent lubrication during vehicle maneuvers.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of elastic members inserted into the rails and disposed between both sides of the chamber and the stopping members, respectively, to provide an elastic force
Implementation Method 2
The stopping members may be subject to a force to be moved in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the vehicle when the vehicle turns
Data Source
AI summary
A preventing apparatus for concentrating oil of a vehicle includes: a chamber disposed in an oil pan to enclose the surrounding of an oil strainer and having both sides provided with through holes through which oil inflows and outflows; and an oil blocking module disposed to be spaced apart from the through holes in the chamber and operated in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the vehicle when the vehicle turns in order to block one of the through holes of the chamber.