Variable displacement lubricant pump for an internal combustion engine with a temperature control valve

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PATENT NO 9726173
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14440878

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A variable displacement lubricant pump for providing a pressurized lubricant for an internal combustion engine includes a control ring configured to be shiftable, a pump rotor comprising a plurality of slidable vanes which are configured to rotate in the control ring, a hydraulic control chamber configured to directly actuate the control ring, a valve bore, and a temperature control valve configured to connect or disconnect the temperature control opening to an atmospheric pressure. The hydraulic control chamber comprises a side wall comprising a temperature control opening arranged therein. The temperature control valve comprises a switching strip which comprises a switching temperature. The switching strip is configured to be in an open position if a temperature is below the switching temperature, and to be in a closed position if the temperature is above the switching temperature so as to close the valve bore.

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PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBHALFRED-PIERBURG-STRASSE 1 NEUSS 41460

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Celata, Bernardo Leghorn, IT 6 29

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