Oil level regulating apparatus for an engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9945275
APP PUB NO 20150377096A1
SERIAL NO

14765683

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An oil level regulating apparatus includes a valve unit and a solenoid unit. The valve unit includes a housing having an inflow hole, an outflow hole, and a leak hole, a partition separating the outflow hole and the leak hole, defining a valve chamber close to the outflow hole, and having a partition continuous hole, a valve dividing the valve chamber into an introduction chamber and a pressure chamber and having a valve continuous hole, and a valve biasing member biasing the valve. The solenoid unit has a shaft configured to open and close a leak channel. The shaft can open and close the leak channel on the downstream side of the pressure chamber. When the shaft closes the leak channel, the valve is switched to a closed valve state of closing the outflow hole.

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TAIHO KOGYO CO LTD65 FANDI 3 DING MU LVQIU TOYOTA CITY AICHI PREFECTURE JAPAN TOYOTA CITY AICHI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawahara, Masahiro Toyota, JP 24 136
Kishi, Yoshinobu Toyota, JP 5 28
Noguchi, Naoto Toyota, JP 22 132

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