CN101956585A - Equipment and method that oil in the food tray of internal-combustion engine is rapidly heated - Google Patents

Equipment and method that oil in the food tray of internal-combustion engine is rapidly heated Download PDF

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CN101956585A
CN101956585A CN2010102339750A CN201010233975A CN101956585A CN 101956585 A CN101956585 A CN 101956585A CN 2010102339750 A CN2010102339750 A CN 2010102339750A CN 201010233975 A CN201010233975 A CN 201010233975A CN 101956585 A CN101956585 A CN 101956585A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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    • F01M2005/023Oil sump with partition for facilitating heating of oil during starting
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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The equipment and the method that the present invention relates to make the oil in the food tray of internal-combustion engine to be rapidly heated.A kind of lubrication system that is used for internal-combustion engine comprises the baffle plate assembly that is configured in the food tray sump region, described baffle plate assembly comprises the upper flange in partially enclosed described oil supply tank zone, upper flange has the oil that passes from split shed and picks up well, oil picks up well and is limited by wall portion, is used to receive from what internal-combustion engine returned add deep fat.Oil reservoir is limited in the oil supply tank zone by wall portion, and wherein, the oil in the oil reservoir is opened with the oil content of heating that oil picks up in the well.Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage picks up to extend between well and the oil reservoir and limit fluid between them at oil and is communicated with.The oil pick-up is used for being communicated with and having with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine being arranged on the inlet that picks up that oil picks up well, and oily pick-up is configured to pick up the well extraction from oil and has added deep fat.

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Equipment and method that oil in the food tray of internal-combustion engine is rapidly heated
Technical field
Exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to lubricating system of IC engine, and relates more specifically to be used for the food tray of internal-combustion engine, and described food tray has the plug-in unit that comprises oil supply tank, and described plug-in unit is beneficial to being rapidly heated of wherein oil.
Background technique
By the customer demand that high fuel price and the statutory regulation relevant with the fuel efficiency of internal-combustion engine (in particular for the internal-combustion engine in the vehicle application) drive fuel economy is considered to bring in the design and operation of motor.In addition, the problem that environment and client are concerned about is that the regulation between vehicle maintenance (for example, oil is changed) is at interval long, and this causes the machine oil volume to increase usually.
The increase of machine oil volume can be runed counter to the hope of higher fuel efficiency and improvement emission performance, because the oil of big volume needs the long intensification cycle after the motor initial cold startup.When the oil that is used for lubricated moving member reached the steady state operation temperature, internal-combustion engine was operated with peak efficiencies.
Need be beneficial to the high oil volume of longer service intervals and oil is quickly heated up to the lubricating system of IC engine of normal steady state operation temperature.
Summary of the invention
In exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a kind of baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine comprises: the upper flange in partially enclosed described oil supply tank zone; Oil picks up well, and described oil picks up the well opening and passes upper flange and limited by wall portion, is used to receive from what internal-combustion engine returned add deep fat; By the oil reservoir that wall portion limits in the oil supply tank zone, wherein, the oil in the oil reservoir is opened with the oil content that oil picks up in the well; Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, described viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage picks up between well and the oil reservoir at oil and extends, and is communicated with thereby limit fluid between them; And oily pick-up, being used for being communicated with and having being arranged on the inlet that picks up that oil picks up well with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine, described oily pick-up is configured to pick up well from oil and extracts oil.
In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a kind of lubricating system of IC engine comprises: internal-combustion engine; Food tray, described food tray is assembled into internal-combustion engine, and extends a plurality of sides with the qualification open top end bottom having, from the bottom, is used for and the match surface sealing engagement of internal-combustion engine and oil supply tank zone wherein.Baffle plate assembly is arranged in the oil supply tank zone and is configured to the oil supply tank zone is divided into the oil reservoir that oil that configuration is used to receive the oil that returns from internal-combustion engine picks up well and is used to store bulk oil wherein.The oily pick-up that configuration is used for being communicated with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine has and is arranged on the inlet that picks up that oil picks up well, and described oily pick-up is configured to pick up well from oil and extracts oily.Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage is arranged on oil and picks up between well and the oil reservoir, and the fluid that is used between them is communicated with.
In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method that the machine oil in a kind of food tray that makes internal-combustion engine is rapidly heated comprises: limit oil and pick up well in food tray; Pick up at oil oily pick-up is set in the well, be communicated with, extract oil to pick up well from oil with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine; To pick up well from the oil guiding oil supply that internal-combustion engine returns; And pick up in the well at oil and to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, with limit with food tray in oil reservoir in the fluid of oil be communicated with.
Scheme is used for being configured in the baffle plate assembly of the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine for 1. 1 kinds, comprising:
The upper flange in partially enclosed described oil supply tank zone;
Oil picks up well, and described oil picks up the well opening and passes upper flange and limited by wall portion, is used to receive the oil that returns from internal-combustion engine, and described wall portion extends and relevant with the motor oil return from described upper flange;
The oil reservoir that in the oil supply tank zone, limits by wall portion;
Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, described viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage picks up between well and the oil reservoir at oil and extends, and is communicated with thereby limit fluid between them; And
The oil pick-up is used for being communicated with and having with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine being arranged on the inlet that picks up that oil picks up well, and described oily pick-up is configured to pick up well from oil and extracts oily.
Scheme 2. is according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 1, wherein, the wall portion opening that described oil picks up well passes lower flange, described lower flange stretches out from wall portion with the surperficial spaced relationship with the oil supply tank zone, to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage between them.
Scheme 3. also is included in a plurality of stream correctors that extend between the bottom surface in lower flange and oil supply tank zone according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 2.
Scheme 4. is according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 3, and wherein, described stream corrector is included in a plurality of ribs that extend into viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage between the lower flange of baffle plate assembly.
Scheme 5. is according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 1, and wherein, at least a portion of baffle plate assembly is made by insulating material, and insulating material is configured to reduce oil reservoir and oil and picks up heat transmission between the well.
Scheme 6. is according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 5, and wherein, insulating material comprises double-walled.
Scheme 7. is according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 1, and wherein, wall portion extends to the position of the bottom surface in contiguous oil supply tank zone, thereby sealing oil picks up an end of well.
Scheme 8. also comprises a series of viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passages that extend through wall portion according to the described baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine of scheme 7.
9. 1 kinds of lubricating system of IC engine of scheme comprise:
Internal-combustion engine;
Food tray, described food tray is attached to internal-combustion engine, and extends to limit a plurality of sides of open top end bottom having and from the bottom, is used for engaging with the match surface of internal-combustion engine and oil supply tank regional seal wherein;
Baffle plate assembly, described baffle plate assembly are arranged in the oil supply tank zone and are configured to that the oil supply tank zone is divided into the oil that is arranged in oil reservoir and pick up well;
Oil pick-up, described oily pick-up are communicated with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine and have and be arranged on oil and pick up the inlet that picks up in the well; And
Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, described viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage is arranged on oil and picks up between well and the oil reservoir, and the fluid that is used between them is communicated with.
Scheme 10. is according to scheme 9 described lubricating system of IC engine, and described baffle plate assembly also comprises:
Upper flange, described upper flange are configured to partially enclosed at least oil supply tank zone and relevant with the motor oil return;
Lower flange, described lower flange with the surperficial spaced relationship setting in oil supply tank zone; And
Interconnected walls portion, described interconnected walls portion opening passes upper flange and picks up well to limit oil.
Scheme 11. wherein, limits viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage according to scheme 10 described lubricating system of IC engine between the surface in the lower flange of baffle plate assembly and oil supply tank zone.
Scheme 12. is according to scheme 11 described lubricating system of IC engine, also is included in a plurality of stream correctors that extend between the bottom of the lower flange of baffle plate and food tray.
Scheme 13. is according to scheme 12 described lubricating system of IC engine, and wherein, described stream corrector is included in a plurality of ribs that extend between the bottom in the lower flange of baffle plate assembly and oil supply tank zone.
Scheme 14. is according to scheme 9 described lubricating system of IC engine, and wherein, at least a portion of baffle plate assembly is made by insulating material, and insulating material is configured to reduce oil reservoir and oily heat transmission of picking up between the well.
Scheme 15. is according to scheme 14 described lubricating system of IC engine, and wherein, insulating material comprises double-walled.
The method that 16. 1 kinds of schemes are rapidly heated the machine oil in the food tray of internal-combustion engine comprises:
In food tray, limit oil and pick up well;
Pick up at oil oily pick-up is set in the well, described oily pick-up is communicated with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine, extracts oil to pick up well from oil;
To pick up well from the deep fat guiding oil supply that adds that internal-combustion engine returns; And
Pick up in the well at oil and to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, be communicated with to limit with the fluid of oil in the food tray.
The method that scheme 17. is rapidly heated according to the machine oil in the described food tray that makes internal-combustion engine of scheme 14, also comprise the size of selecting viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, pick up the direction of the oil stream between the well, oily flow rate or both by viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage and the oil in food tray and oil with control.
Above-mentioned feature of the present invention and advantage and further feature and advantage will be apparent in conjunction with the accompanying drawings from the following detailed description that is used to implement optimal mode of the present invention.
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Mode by example in embodiment's following detailed description manifests other purpose, feature, advantage and details, describes in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the longitdinal cross-section diagram that embodies the food tray assembly of example feature of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the plan view from above of the food tray assembly of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the amplification partial section of the food tray assembly of Fig. 1, shows exemplary mode of operation;
Fig. 4 is the amplification partial section of the food tray assembly of Fig. 1, shows another exemplary mode of operation;
Fig. 5 is the amplification partial section of embodying the food tray assembly of example feature of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view towards the bottom that embodies the food tray baffle plate assembly of example feature of the present invention; With
Fig. 7 is the amplification partial section of embodying the food tray assembly of example feature of the present invention.
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Only be exemplary on the following illustrative in nature and be not intended to limit the present invention, application or use.Should be understood that in the accompanying drawings, corresponding reference character is represented identical or corresponding parts and feature.
According to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 1 shows the food tray assembly 14 that is applied to internal-combustion engine 5.Food tray 14 can be made or can is the cast metal composition by stamped steel, plastics, composite material, and comprise open top end 18, closed bottom end 20 and side 22 with upper flange surface 16, upper flange surface 16 is configured to corresponding match surface 7 couplings with the mode of sealing setting and internal-combustion engine 5.Food tray is configured to be collected in lubricated machine oil 24 of discharging from engine body afterwards.Food tray comprises the oil supply tank zone of being supplied with by the motor oil return system 26, and the motor oil return system comprises and is configured to collect machine oil 24 and oil is collected inclined-plane or surface 28 towards the angled oil of sump region 26 guiding.Be connected to oily pick-up 30 oil pump (not shown) fluid, oily pick-up 30 have be arranged on (preferably in oil supply tank zone 26) in the food tray pick up inlet 32.Oil pump can electric operating or power operation (for example, by bent axle, camshaft, accessory drive device or other rotatable part that is mechanically connected to internal-combustion engine 5), and be used for extracting machine oil 24 in internal-combustion engine 5, to distribute, so that lubricated each moving member by oily pick-up 30 from food tray 14 in engine start and operation period.
With reference to Fig. 1 and 2, in the exemplary embodiment, be arranged in the food tray assembly 14 with 34 baffle plate assemblies that refer to generally, preferably in oil supply tank zone 26.The interconnected walls portion 40 that baffle plate assembly 34 comprises upper flange 36, lower flange 38 and extends between upper flange and lower flange and upper flange is connected with lower flange.Baffle plate assembly 34 is arranged in the oil supply tank zone 26, makes the orientation positions that lower flange 38 closely separates with the bottom 42 with oil supply tank zone 26, to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44 between them.Upper flange 36 is configured to partially enclosed at least oil supply tank zone, prevents that machine oil 24 from entering around baffle plate periphery 46.Construction bolt 48 can engage corresponding food tray installation base (not shown) so that baffle plate assembly 34 is kept putting in place securely and hermetically in food tray 14.
Baffle plate assembly 34 picks up well 53 (Fig. 3 and 4) with sump region 26 shared oil reservoirs 52 and oil, and what oil picked up that well 53 is configured to receive oily pick-up 30 picks up inlet 32.Mounting flange 54 (Fig. 2) can pick up inlet 32 relevant and reception attached bolts 56 with oil, and attached bolts 56 can be operated oily pick-up 30 is firmly held in the food tray 14.
In the exemplary embodiment, when engine start, especially behind engine cold-start, fuel feeding 60 picks up well 53 extractions by the oil pump (not shown) from oil by the inlet 32 that picks up of oily pick-up 30.Fuel feeding 60 cycles through the lubrication system of internal-combustion engine 5, and at internal-combustion engine 5 places, fuel feeding 60 heats up and is back to food tray 14 subsequently, shown in oil return stream 58.Because oil supply tank zone 26 is partially enclosed at least by the baffle plate periphery 46 of upper flange 36, oil return stream 58 is directed getting back to oil and picks up well 53, rather than is directed into oil reservoir 52.As a result, as oil return stream 58 turn back to oil pick up well 53 heat that machine oil 24 will preferably can be used for oily pick-up 30 pick up inlet 32, thereby can be used for oil pump and engine lubrication system.Thereby, realize that internal-combustion engine 5 reaches the minimizing of required time of steady state operation temperature, thereby improve the efficient and the emission performance of motor.In the exemplary embodiment, baffle plate assembly 34 or at least the qualification oil of assembly pick up well 53 part (for example, interconnected walls portion 40) can make by insulating material, thus oil pick up in intensification oil in the well 53 and the oil reservoir 52 than cold oil between limit additional thermal boundary.Material can comprise high density, high-temperature resistance plastice or composite material, perhaps can comprise the double-walled sheet material assembly of being made by metal or plastics or composite material.
In exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, during engine start and steady state operation thereof, oil return stream 58 is relative equating with fuel feeding stream 60, thereby the oil level in the sump region 26 will remain on oil reservoir 52 and the oily relative liquid level (by oil level 27 expressions) that equates of picking up in the well 53.Yet, with reference to figure 3, at internal-combustion engine 5 with (that is high RPM) operation period at a high speed or in fast transient operation period of motor, may pick up in the well 53 at oil and oil takes place extract downwards, thereby cause respectively picking up difference among oil level 62a, the 62b between well 53 and the oil reservoir 52 at oil.Pressure difference between different oil levels " fluid column " 62a, the 62b that obtains will make more to change oil and 64 flow to oil by viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44 from oil reservoir 52 and pick up well 53, thereby cause the fluid leveling (leveling) in oil supply tank zone 26.Drawing logical opening (not shown) in the baffle plate assembly 34 picks up at oil reservoir 52 and oil equal pressure is provided in the well 53, thereby allows the fast leveling of oil level 62a and 62b at unequal liquid level time durations by preventing partial vacuum in the oil reservoir.As shown in Figure 4, during the operational condition that can cause than the oil returns stream 58 that required fuel feeding 60 is bigger by oil pump, the fluid that oil picks up in the well can raise, thereby causes respectively picking up difference among oil level 62a, the 62b between well and the oil reservoir 52 at oil.Equally, the pressure difference between the different oil levels " fluid column " will cause more to change oil 64 picks up well 53 from oil and flows to oil reservoir 52, thereby causes the fluid leveling in oil supply tank zone 26.
In the exemplary embodiment, more change oil 64 fluid characteristics by the character of oil viscosity, fluid stream (for example, laminar flow or turbulent flow), the shape and size of viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44 determine that viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44 is by the distance " d between the bottom 42 in lower flange 38 and oil supply tank zone 26 1" limit or by the distance " d between the outer wall 68 in the periphery 66 of lower flange 38 and oil supply tank zone 26 2" limit perhaps both have both at the same time (Fig. 3).Thereby 64 flow characteristic of more changing oil or flow rate can be by changing the size " d of viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44 1" and/or " d 2" and at the customization of concrete engine application, make described passage can be configured to regulate to flow through its oily flow rate.
In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 5 and 6, can use a series of stream correctors (for example rib 70) that between the lower flange 38 of baffle plate assembly 34, extend in the viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 44, pick up the flow characteristic of the fuel feeding stream 64 between the well 53 with further customization at oil reservoir 52 and oil.In this embodiment of baffle plate assembly 34, rib 70 from the lower surface of lower flange 38 extend and dynamically/pick up inlet 32 with what fuel feeding stream 64 was directed to oily pick-up 30 under the high-performance enginer operational condition.What also it is contemplated that is, stream corrector or rib 70 can extend by the global feature as food tray from the bottom 42 in oil supply tank zone.In addition, the interval of rib will be by determining flow rate oily under cool condition with the fluid friction of fuel feeding stream 64.
In another exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 7, what it is contemplated that is the wall portion 40 that baffle plate assembly 34 can comprise upper flange 36 and extend between the bottom 42 in upper flange and oil supply tank zone 26.Upper flange 36 is configured to partially enclosed at least oil supply tank zone, prevents that machine oil 24 from entering around baffle plate periphery 46.Construction bolt 48 can engage corresponding food tray installation base (not shown) so that baffle plate assembly 34 is kept putting in place securely and hermetically in food tray 14.Baffle plate assembly 34 picks up well 53 with sump region 26 shared oil reservoirs 52 and oil, and what oil picked up that well 53 is configured to receive oily pick-up 30 picks up inlet 32.A series of viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passages 80 pick up well 53 with oil and are connected with oil reservoir 52 fluids.
When engine start, especially after engine cold-start, fuel feeding 60 picks up well 53 extractions by the oil pump (not shown) from oil by the inlet 32 that picks up of oily pick-up 30.Fuel feeding 60 cycles through the lubrication system of internal-combustion engine 5, and at internal-combustion engine 5 places, fuel feeding 60 heats up and is back to food tray 14 subsequently, shown in oil return stream 58.Because oil supply tank zone 26 is partially enclosed at least by the baffle plate periphery 46 of upper flange 36, thereby oil return stream 58 is directed getting back to oil and picks up well 53, rather than is directed into oil reservoir 52.As a result, as oil return stream 58 turn back to oil pick up well 53 heat that machine oil 24 will preferably can be used for oily pick-up 30 pick up inlet 32, thereby can be used for oil pump and engine lubrication system.Thereby, realize that internal-combustion engine 5 reaches the minimizing of required time of steady state operation temperature, thereby improve the efficient and the emission performance of motor.During engine start and steady state operation thereof, oil return stream 58 is relative equating with fuel feeding stream 60, thereby the oil level in the sump region 26 will remain on oil reservoir 52 and the oily relative liquid level that equates of picking up in the well 53.As shown in Figure 7, at motor 5 (promptly with high speed, high RPM) operation period or in the fast transient operation period of motor, may pick up at oil and oil takes place in the well 53 extract downwards, thereby cause respectively picking up difference among oil level 62a, the 62b between well 53 and the oil reservoir 52 at oil.Pressure difference between different oil levels " fluid column " 62a, the 62b that obtains will make more to change oil and 64 flow to oil by viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage 80 from oil reservoir 52 and pick up well 53, thereby cause the fluid leveling in oil supply tank zone 26.That discusses among the embodiment as described above is such, during the operational condition that can cause than the oil returns stream 58 that required fuel feeding 60 is bigger by oil pump, the liquid level that oil picks up in the well can raise, thereby causes respectively picking up difference among oil level 62a, the 62b between well and the oil reservoir 52 at oil.Equally, the pressure difference between the different oil levels " fluid column " will cause more to change oil 64 picks up well 53 from oil and flows to oil reservoir 52, thereby causes the fluid leveling in oil supply tank zone 26.
64 the fluid characteristics of more changing oil determines that by the character (for example, laminar flow or turbulent flow) of oil viscosity, fluid stream, the shape and size of oily flow restriction passage 80 oily flow restriction passage 80 is limited by passage length of deciding according to the thickness of wall portion 40 and diameter thereof.Thereby, length that 64 flow characteristic of more changing oil or flow rate can be by changing oily flow restriction passage 80 and diameter and at concrete engine application customization.
Though the present invention reference example embodiment is described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that under the situation that does not depart from scope of the present invention, can make alternative its element of various variations and equivalent.In addition, can make many modifications so that concrete situation or material are fit to instruction of the present invention, and not depart from its essential scope.Thereby the present invention is not intended to be limited to conduct and is used to implement the disclosed specific embodiment of optimal mode of the present invention, and the present invention will comprise all embodiments that fall in the scope of the invention.

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1. baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine comprises:
The upper flange in partially enclosed described oil supply tank zone;
Oil picks up well, and described oil picks up the well opening and passes upper flange and limited by wall portion, is used to receive the oil that returns from internal-combustion engine, and described wall portion extends and relevant with the motor oil return from described upper flange;
The oil reservoir that in the oil supply tank zone, limits by wall portion;
Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, described viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage picks up between well and the oil reservoir at oil and extends, and is communicated with thereby limit fluid between them; And
The oil pick-up is used for being communicated with and having with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine being arranged on the inlet that picks up that oil picks up well, and described oily pick-up is configured to pick up well from oil and extracts oily.
2. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein, the wall portion opening that described oil picks up well passes lower flange, described lower flange stretches out from wall portion with the surperficial spaced relationship with the oil supply tank zone, to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage between them.
3. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 2 also is included in a plurality of stream correctors that extend between the bottom surface in lower flange and oil supply tank zone.
4. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein, described stream corrector is included in a plurality of ribs that extend into viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage between the lower flange of baffle plate assembly.
5. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein, at least a portion of baffle plate assembly is made by insulating material, and insulating material is configured to reduce oil reservoir and oil and picks up heat transmission between the well.
6. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein, insulating material comprises double-walled.
7. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein, wall portion extends to the position of the bottom surface in contiguous oil supply tank zone, thus sealing oil picks up an end of well.
8. the baffle plate assembly that is used for being configured in the food tray sump region of internal-combustion engine according to claim 7 also comprises a series of viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passages that extend through wall portion.
9. lubricating system of IC engine comprises:
Internal-combustion engine;
Food tray, described food tray is attached to internal-combustion engine, and extends to limit a plurality of sides of open top end bottom having and from the bottom, is used for engaging with the match surface of internal-combustion engine and oil supply tank regional seal wherein;
Baffle plate assembly, described baffle plate assembly are arranged in the oil supply tank zone and are configured to that the oil supply tank zone is divided into the oil that is arranged in oil reservoir and pick up well;
Oil pick-up, described oily pick-up are communicated with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine and have and be arranged on oil and pick up the inlet that picks up in the well; And
Viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, described viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage is arranged on oil and picks up between well and the oil reservoir, and the fluid that is used between them is communicated with.
10. the method that is rapidly heated of the machine oil in the food tray that makes internal-combustion engine comprises:
In food tray, limit oil and pick up well;
Pick up at oil oily pick-up is set in the well, described oily pick-up is communicated with the oil pump fluid of internal-combustion engine, extracts oil to pick up well from oil;
To pick up well from the deep fat guiding oil supply that adds that internal-combustion engine returns; And
Pick up in the well at oil and to limit viscosity receptance oil flow restriction passage, be communicated with to limit with the fluid of oil in the food tray.
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