Oil system for a diesel engine and method for operating a diesel engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9926820
APP PUB NO 20160312670A1
SERIAL NO

15136634

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An example oil system is provided, including at least one oil chamber forming an oil sump, an oil reservoir, which is arranged separately from the oil chamber, and at least partially arranged at the same geodetic height as the oil chamber, and at least one fluid connection which connects the oil chamber to the oil reservoir. An electric shut-off unit may block the fluid connection of the oil chamber to the oil reservoir in a blocking state and at least partially release the same in a release state. In order to extend oil changing intervals, a number of regeneration operations and an estimate of an instantaneous degree of dilution of oil present in the oil chamber, may be used for activating the electric shut-off unit to connect or block the fluidic connection between the oil chamber and the oil reservoir.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC300 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balenovic, Mario Waalre, NL 24 97
Carberry, Brendan Patrick Aachen, DE 21 364
Quix, Hans Guenter Herzogenrath, DE 71 360

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