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EP1715145A1
EP1715145A1 EP06300373A EP06300373A EP1715145A1 EP 1715145 A1 EP1715145 A1 EP 1715145A1 EP 06300373 A EP06300373 A EP 06300373A EP 06300373 A EP06300373 A EP 06300373A EP 1715145 A1 EP1715145 A1 EP 1715145A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/0004—Oilsumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/0004—Oilsumps
    • F01M2011/0054—Fastening to the cylinder block
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/0004—Oilsumps
    • F01M2011/0066—Oilsumps with passages in the wall, e.g. for axles or fluid passages

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  • the present invention relates to an oil sump and a combustion engine of a motor vehicle.
  • an oil pan of the type comprising a tank defining, on the one hand, an oil receiving volume, and, on the other hand, an upper opening bordered by a flange integral with the tank for mounting on a complementary member of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle.
  • the increase in the spacing between two oil changes is sought.
  • the car manufacturers aim to allow vehicles to perform at least 30000 kilometers between two oil changes.
  • the invention aims to overcome this problem by providing an oil sump whose reception volume makes it possible to achieve the objectives mentioned above.
  • the subject of the invention is an oil pan of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the vessel has an outgrowth such that the oil receiving volume projects laterally with respect to the perpendicular axis direction cylinder. at the oil level at rest in the housing and based on an outside contour of the flange.
  • the tank is enlarged in its horizontal direction, which makes it possible to obtain a larger reception volume than in the state of the art.
  • this solution has the advantage of not increasing the vertical size of the oil sump, which makes it compatible with future standards and regulations dealing with shocks with a pedestrian and aimed at limiting the vertical size of the engine.
  • the flange carries fastening means on the complementary member, the protrusion covers these fixing means and access means to the fastening means are formed in the tank
  • the oil sump according to the invention can be mounted on a complementary member for receiving a conventional oil sump. This is interesting in terms of cost, and also as regards the seal between the oil sump and the complementary member.
  • the invention also relates to a combustion engine of a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises an oil sump as described above.
  • FIG. 1 shows an oil sump, designated by the general reference 10.
  • the oil sump 10 comprises a tank 12, and, integral with the latter, a flange 14 for mounting on a crankcase (not shown) of a combustion engine.
  • the tank 12 consists of a bottom 12A, opposite the flange 14, and side walls 12B connecting the bottom 12A to the flange 14.
  • the tank 12 defines, on the one hand, an oil receiving volume intended for the lubrication of the combustion engine, and, on the other hand, an upper opening 16 for passing the oil, bordered by the flange 14.
  • the oil at rest extends on the bottom 12A and rises along the walls 12B to a certain level, defining a normally horizontal plane X-Y.
  • the flange 14 also extends in a plane parallel to the oil level at rest, that is to say parallel to the X-Y plane.
  • the tank 12 has two protuberances 18A and 18B lateral to the flange 14, partly covering a lower face 14A, that is to say vis-à-vis the bottom 12B, the flange 14.
  • These growths 18A , 18B are such that the oil receiving volume protrudes laterally with respect to the vertical direction cylinder Z, with an axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane XY, resting on an outer contour of the flange 14.
  • the protuberances 18A, 18B each extend over the entire height of the tank 12, from the bottom 12A to the flange 14. More specifically, the first protrusion 18A is flared from the flange 14 to the bottom 12A, and is formed substantially in the vicinity of the bottom 12A. As for the second protrusion 18B, it is flared from the bottom 12A towards the flange 14, and is formed essentially in the vicinity of the flange 14.
  • the shape of the protuberances 18A, 18B is adapted to allow the integration of the oil sump 10 in the engine, with the surrounding organs.
  • the flange 14 comprises means 20 for fixing on the flange of the crankcase.
  • these fastening means 20 consist of circular holes 20, formed in the flange 14 and intended to align in the mounted position of the oil sump 10 with complementary circular holes formed in the flange of the housing. crankshaft.
  • the oil sump 10 can thus be fixed by means of screws whose head rests on the flange 14 at the periphery of the holes 20.
  • the oil sump 10 comprises an anti-emulsion plate 22, partially recessed and covering the upper opening 16 of the tank 12.
  • the housing 10 for each of the holes 20 covered by the protuberances 18A, 18B, the housing 10 comprises a barrel 24 of cylindrical shape with circular section.
  • the guns 24 are formed vertically in the tank 12, from side to side in the direction of the height. They thus each extend from the bottom 12A of the tank 12, to a hole 20 of the flange 14.
  • Each barrel 24 delimits a screw insertion space 26 communicating with the outside of the tank 12, on one side by the screw receiving hole 20, and on the other side by an opening 28, formed in the tank and having a section greater than that of the hole 20.
  • the diameter of a barrel 24 allows the passage of a screw head, while the diameter of a hole 20 allows only the passage of the body of the screw.
  • its head rests on an annular range of non-zero width delimited on the lower face 14A of the flange 14, in the barrel 24.
  • the insertion barrels 24 are integral with the vessel 12.
  • the casing 10 comprises, for each fixing hole 20 covered by a projection 18A, 18B of the tank 12, a screw permanently fixed to the casing 10, in the space 26 delimited by a barrel 24 , so as to allow its screwing into the fixing hole 20.
  • the housing 10 further comprises a strainer 30, integral with the tank 12 and for channeling and filtering the oil sucked by the oil pump.
  • the assembly of the tank 12, the flange 14, the barrels 24, the strainer 30 and the anti-emulsion plate 22 is made of plastic material and made in a single molding operation.
  • an oil sump according to the invention makes it possible to increase the oil receiving volume: in the example described above, this volume is of the order of 6 liters. .

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Abstract

The oil pan has a vessel (12) defining an oil receiving volume and an upper opening bordered by a clamping plate (14) integrated to the vessel for mounting the plate on a crankcase of a combustion engine. The vessel has bumps (18A, 18B) such that the volume projects laterally relative to a cylinder in the direction of an axis perpendicular to the level of oil at rest in the pan while being supported on an outer contour of the plate. The plate has a circular hole to receive a screw that is inserted by a cannon extending from a base of the vessel to the hole to fix the plate on the crankcase.

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La présente invention concerne un carter d'huile et un moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile.The present invention relates to an oil sump and a combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

Elle s'applique particulièrement dans le domaine des carters d'huile destinée à la lubrification d'un moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile.It is particularly applicable in the field of oil pans for the lubrication of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

On connaît déjà, dans l'état de la technique, un carter d'huile du type comportant une cuve délimitant, d'une part, un volume de réception d'huile, et, d'autre part, une ouverture supérieure bordée par une bride solidaire de la cuve pour le montage sur un organe complémentaire d'un moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile.Already known in the state of the art, an oil pan of the type comprising a tank defining, on the one hand, an oil receiving volume, and, on the other hand, an upper opening bordered by a flange integral with the tank for mounting on a complementary member of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

Pour des raisons de confort, l'augmentation de l'espacement entre deux vidanges d'huile est recherchée. Ainsi, les constructeurs automobiles ont pour objectif de permettre aux véhicules d'effectuer au moins 30000 kilomètres entre deux vidanges.For reasons of comfort, the increase in the spacing between two oil changes is sought. Thus, the car manufacturers aim to allow vehicles to perform at least 30000 kilometers between two oil changes.

En outre, la future réglementation européenne « Euro V », ou le simple souci écologique, impose de réduire la pollution générée par le véhicule. A cet effet, les constructeurs ont pour objectif de préserver au maximum les qualités lubrifiantes de l'huile de lubrification, afin de réduire la consommation des véhicules.In addition, the future European "Euro V" regulation, or the simple ecological concern, requires reducing the pollution generated by the vehicle. For this purpose, the manufacturers aim to preserve as much as possible the lubricating qualities of the lubricating oil, in order to reduce the consumption of the vehicles.

Ces deux objectifs ne peuvent pas être atteints avec les carters d'huile classiques, à cause de la taille limitée de leur volume de réception d'huile, généralement autour de 3,6 litres.These two objectives can not be achieved with conventional oil pans, because of the limited size of their oil receiving volume, typically around 3.6 liters.

L'invention vise à pallier ce problème en fournissant un carter d'huile dont le volume de réception permet d'atteindre les objectifs cités précédemment.The invention aims to overcome this problem by providing an oil sump whose reception volume makes it possible to achieve the objectives mentioned above.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un carter d'huile du type précité, caractérisé en ce que la cuve présente une excroissance telle que le volume de réception d'huile fait saillie latéralement par rapport au cylindre de direction d'axe perpendiculaire au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter et s'appuyant sur un contour extérieur de la bride.For this purpose, the subject of the invention is an oil pan of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the vessel has an outgrowth such that the oil receiving volume projects laterally with respect to the perpendicular axis direction cylinder. at the oil level at rest in the housing and based on an outside contour of the flange.

Grâce à l'invention, la cuve est agrandie dans sa direction horizontale, ce qui permet d'obtenir un volume de réception plus important que dans l'état de la technique. Par ailleurs, cette solution présente l'avantage de ne pas augmenter l'encombrement vertical du carter d'huile, ce qui rend ce dernier compatible avec les futures normes et réglementations traitant des chocs avec un piéton et visant à limiter l'encombrement vertical du moteur.Thanks to the invention, the tank is enlarged in its horizontal direction, which makes it possible to obtain a larger reception volume than in the state of the art. Moreover, this solution has the advantage of not increasing the vertical size of the oil sump, which makes it compatible with future standards and regulations dealing with shocks with a pedestrian and aimed at limiting the vertical size of the engine.

De manière optionnelle, la bride porte des moyens de fixation sur l'organe complémentaire, l'excroissance couvre ces moyens de fixation et des moyens d'accès aux moyens de fixation sont ménagés dans la cuveOptionally, the flange carries fastening means on the complementary member, the protrusion covers these fixing means and access means to the fastening means are formed in the tank

Ainsi, malgré la présence de l'excroissance, il est toujours possible d'utiliser les moyens de fixation prévus sur la bride de montage sur l'organe complémentaire. Le carter d'huile selon l'invention peut donc être monté sur un organe complémentaire destiné à recevoir un carter d'huile classique. Ceci est intéressant en terme de coût, et également en ce qui concerne l'étanchéité entre le carter d'huile et l'organe complémentaire.Thus, despite the presence of the protrusion, it is still possible to use the fastening means provided on the mounting flange on the complementary member. The oil sump according to the invention can be mounted on a complementary member for receiving a conventional oil sump. This is interesting in terms of cost, and also as regards the seal between the oil sump and the complementary member.

Un carter d'huile selon l'invention peut en outre comporter l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes :

  • la bride définit un plan parallèle au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter ;
  • les moyens de fixation portés par la bride comportent un trou de réception d'une vis bordé par une surface annulaire d'appui pour une tête de la vis, et les moyens d'accès comprennent un canon d'insertion de la vis traversant la cuve ;
  • il comporte une vis, insérée dans le canon et fixée à demeure de manière à permettre son vissage ;
  • le canon est de forme cylindrique et délimite un espace d'insertion de vis communiquant avec l'extérieur de la cuve, d'un côté par le trou de réception de vis, et de l'autre côté par une ouverture ménagée dans la cuve ayant une section supérieure à celle du trou de réception de vis ;
  • il comporte plusieurs canons tous d'axes parallèles et s'étendant perpendiculairement au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter ; et
  • il est constitué de matière plastique.
An oil sump according to the invention may further comprise one or more of the following features:
  • the flange defines a plane parallel to the oil level at rest in the housing;
  • the fastening means carried by the flange comprise a hole for receiving a screw bordered by an annular support surface for a head of the screw, and the access means comprise an insertion barrel for the screw passing through the tank ;
  • it includes a screw, inserted into the barrel and fixed permanently so as to allow its screwing;
  • the barrel is of cylindrical shape and delimits a screw insertion space communicating with the outside of the tank, on one side by the screw receiving hole, and on the other side by an opening in the tank having a section greater than that of the screw receiving hole;
  • it comprises several guns all of parallel axes and extending perpendicularly to the level of oil at rest in the housing; and
  • it is made of plastic material.

L'invention a également pour objet un moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un carter d'huile tel que décrit précédemment.The invention also relates to a combustion engine of a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises an oil sump as described above.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la Fig.1 est une vue en perspective d'un carter d'huile selon l'invention ; et
  • la Fig.2 est une vue en coupe transversale en perspective du carter d'huile.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Fig.1 is a perspective view of an oil sump according to the invention; and
  • Fig.2 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the oil sump.

La figure 1 représente un carter d'huile, désigné par la référence générale 10.Figure 1 shows an oil sump, designated by the general reference 10.

Le carter d'huile 10 comprend une cuve 12, et, solidaire de cette dernière, une bride 14 de montage sur un carter de vilebrequin (non représenté) d'un moteur à combustion.The oil sump 10 comprises a tank 12, and, integral with the latter, a flange 14 for mounting on a crankcase (not shown) of a combustion engine.

La cuve 12 est constituée d'un fond 12A, en vis-à-vis de la bride 14, et de parois latérales 12B reliant le fond 12A à la bride 14.The tank 12 consists of a bottom 12A, opposite the flange 14, and side walls 12B connecting the bottom 12A to the flange 14.

La cuve 12 délimite, d'une part, un volume de réception d'huile destinée à la lubrification du moteur à combustion, et, d'autre part, une ouverture supérieure 16 de passage de l'huile, bordée par la bride 14.The tank 12 defines, on the one hand, an oil receiving volume intended for the lubrication of the combustion engine, and, on the other hand, an upper opening 16 for passing the oil, bordered by the flange 14.

L'huile au repos s'étend sur le fond 12A et s'élève le long des parois 12B jusqu'à un certain niveau, définissant un plan normalement horizontal X-Y.The oil at rest extends on the bottom 12A and rises along the walls 12B to a certain level, defining a normally horizontal plane X-Y.

La bride 14 s'étend elle aussi dans un plan parallèle au niveau d'huile au repos, c'est-à-dire parallèlement au plan X-Y.The flange 14 also extends in a plane parallel to the oil level at rest, that is to say parallel to the X-Y plane.

La cuve 12 comporte deux excroissances 18A et 18B latérales par rapport à la bride 14, recouvrant en partie une face 14A inférieure, c'est-à-dire en vis-à-vis du fond 12B, de la bride 14. Ces excroissances 18A, 18B sont telles que le volume de réception d'huile fait saillie latéralement par rapport au cylindre de direction verticale Z, d'axe perpendiculaire au plan horizontal X-Y, s'appuyant sur un contour extérieur de la bride 14.The tank 12 has two protuberances 18A and 18B lateral to the flange 14, partly covering a lower face 14A, that is to say vis-à-vis the bottom 12B, the flange 14. These growths 18A , 18B are such that the oil receiving volume protrudes laterally with respect to the vertical direction cylinder Z, with an axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane XY, resting on an outer contour of the flange 14.

Les excroissances 18A, 18B s'étendent chacune sur l'ensemble de la hauteur de la cuve 12, depuis le fond 12A jusqu'à la bride 14. Plus précisément, la première excroissance 18A est évasée depuis la bride 14 vers le fond 12A, et est formée essentiellement au voisinage du fond 12A. Quant à la seconde excroissance 18B, elle est évasée depuis le fond 12A vers la bride 14, et est formée essentiellement au voisinage de la bride 14. La forme des excroissances 18A, 18B est adaptée pour permettre l'intégration du carter d'huile 10 dans le moteur, avec les organes environnants.The protuberances 18A, 18B each extend over the entire height of the tank 12, from the bottom 12A to the flange 14. More specifically, the first protrusion 18A is flared from the flange 14 to the bottom 12A, and is formed substantially in the vicinity of the bottom 12A. As for the second protrusion 18B, it is flared from the bottom 12A towards the flange 14, and is formed essentially in the vicinity of the flange 14. The shape of the protuberances 18A, 18B is adapted to allow the integration of the oil sump 10 in the engine, with the surrounding organs.

La bride 14 comprend des moyens 20 de fixation sur la bride du carter de vilebrequin. Dans l'exemple décrit, ces moyens de fixation 20 sont constitués de trous circulaires 20, ménagés dans la bride 14 et destinés à s'aligner en position montée du carter d'huile 10 avec des trous circulaires complémentaires ménagés dans la bride du carter de vilebrequin. Le carter d'huile 10 peut ainsi être fixé au moyen de vis dont la tête s'appuie sur la bride 14 à la périphérie des trous 20.The flange 14 comprises means 20 for fixing on the flange of the crankcase. In the example described, these fastening means 20 consist of circular holes 20, formed in the flange 14 and intended to align in the mounted position of the oil sump 10 with complementary circular holes formed in the flange of the housing. crankshaft. The oil sump 10 can thus be fixed by means of screws whose head rests on the flange 14 at the periphery of the holes 20.

Par ailleurs, le carter d'huile 10 comporte une plaque anti-émulsion 22, partiellement évidée et recouvrant l'ouverture supérieure 16 de la cuve 12.Furthermore, the oil sump 10 comprises an anti-emulsion plate 22, partially recessed and covering the upper opening 16 of the tank 12.

En référence à la figure 2, pour chacun des trous 20 recouverts par les excroissances 18A, 18B, le carter 10 comporte un canon 24 de forme cylindrique à section circulaire.Referring to Figure 2, for each of the holes 20 covered by the protuberances 18A, 18B, the housing 10 comprises a barrel 24 of cylindrical shape with circular section.

Les canons 24 sont ménagés verticalement dans la cuve 12, de part en part dans le sens de la hauteur. Ils s'étendent ainsi chacun depuis le fond 12A de la cuve 12, jusqu'à un trou 20 de la bride 14.The guns 24 are formed vertically in the tank 12, from side to side in the direction of the height. They thus each extend from the bottom 12A of the tank 12, to a hole 20 of the flange 14.

Chaque canon 24 délimite un espace 26 d'insertion de vis communiquant avec l'extérieur de la cuve 12, d'un côté par le trou 20 de réception de vis, et de l'autre côté par une ouverture 28, ménagée dans la cuve et ayant une section supérieure à celle du trou 20.Each barrel 24 delimits a screw insertion space 26 communicating with the outside of the tank 12, on one side by the screw receiving hole 20, and on the other side by an opening 28, formed in the tank and having a section greater than that of the hole 20.

Le diamètre d'un canon 24 permet le passage d'une tête de vis, tandis que le diamètre d'un trou 20 ne permet que le passage du corps de la vis. Ainsi, lorsque la vis est insérée dans le trou 20, sa tête s'appuie sur une plage annulaire de largeur non nulle délimitée sur la face inférieure 14A de la bride 14, dans le canon 24.The diameter of a barrel 24 allows the passage of a screw head, while the diameter of a hole 20 allows only the passage of the body of the screw. Thus, when the screw is inserted into the hole 20, its head rests on an annular range of non-zero width delimited on the lower face 14A of the flange 14, in the barrel 24.

Dans l'exemple illustré, les canons d'insertion 24 sont venus de matière avec la cuve 12.In the illustrated example, the insertion barrels 24 are integral with the vessel 12.

Dans un mode de réalisation non représenté, le carter 10 comporte, pour chaque trou de fixation 20 recouvert par une saillie 18A, 18B de la cuve 12, une vis fixée à demeure au carter 10, dans l'espace 26 délimité par un canon 24, de manière à permettre son vissage dans le trou de fixation 20.In a not shown embodiment, the casing 10 comprises, for each fixing hole 20 covered by a projection 18A, 18B of the tank 12, a screw permanently fixed to the casing 10, in the space 26 delimited by a barrel 24 , so as to allow its screwing into the fixing hole 20.

Dans le mode de réalisation illustré, le carter 10 comprend en outre une crépine 30, venue de matière avec la cuve 12 et destinée à canaliser et filtrer l'huile aspirée par la pompe à huile.In the illustrated embodiment, the housing 10 further comprises a strainer 30, integral with the tank 12 and for channeling and filtering the oil sucked by the oil pump.

De préférence, l'ensemble de la cuve 12, de la bride 14, des canons 24, de la crépine 30 et de la plaque anti-émulsion 22 est constitué de matière plastique et réalisé en une seule opération de moulage.Preferably, the assembly of the tank 12, the flange 14, the barrels 24, the strainer 30 and the anti-emulsion plate 22 is made of plastic material and made in a single molding operation.

Au vu de ce qui précède, il apparaît clairement qu'un carter d'huile selon l'invention permet d'augmenter le volume de réception d'huile : dans l'exemple décrit précédemment, ce volume est de l'ordre de 6 litres.In view of the foregoing, it is clear that an oil sump according to the invention makes it possible to increase the oil receiving volume: in the example described above, this volume is of the order of 6 liters. .

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Carter d'huile comportant une cuve (12) délimitant, d'une part, un volume de réception d'huile, et, d'autre part, une ouverture supérieure (16) bordée par une bride (14) solidaire de la cuve (22) pour le montage sur un organe complémentaire d'un moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile, la cuve (12) présentant une excroissance (18A, 18B) telle que le volume de réception d'huile fait saillie latéralement par rapport au cylindre de direction (Z) d'axe perpendiculaire au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter et s'appuyant sur un contour extérieur de la bride (14), la bride (14) comportant un trou (20) de réception d'une vis caractérisé en ce que le trou (20) est bordé par une surface annulaire d'appui pour une tête de vis et en ce qu'un canon (24) d'insertion de la vis, traversant la cuve (12) est ménagé dans la cuve (12) pour la fixation sur l'organe complémentaire dans la zone couverte par l'excroissance (18A, 18B).Oil pan comprising a tank (12) defining, on the one hand, an oil receiving volume, and, on the other hand, an upper opening (16) bordered by a flange (14) integral with the tank ( 22) for mounting on a complementary member of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the tank (12) having a protrusion (18A, 18B) such that the oil receiving volume projects laterally with respect to the cylinder direction (Z) axis perpendicular to the oil level at rest in the housing and supported on an outer contour of the flange (14), the flange (14) having a hole (20) for receiving a screw characterized in that the hole (20) is bordered by an annular support surface for a screw head and in that a screw insertion barrel (24) passing through the tank (12) is provided in the vessel (12) for attachment to the complementary organ in the area covered by the outgrowth (18A, 18B). Carter d'huile selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bride (14) définit un plan parallèle au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter.Oil pan according to claim 1, characterized in that the flange (14) defines a plane parallel to the oil level at rest in the housing. Carter d'huile selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une vis, insérée dans le canon (24) et fixée à demeure de manière à permettre son vissage.Oil pan according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a screw, inserted into the barrel (24) and permanently fixed so as to allow its screwing. Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le canon est de forme cylindrique et délimite un espace (26) d'insertion de vis communiquant avec l'extérieur de la cuve (12), d'un côté par le trou (20) de réception de vis, et de l'autre côté par une ouverture (28) ménagée dans la cuve (12) ayant une section supérieure à celle du trou (20) de réception de vis.Oil pan according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the barrel is cylindrical in shape and delimits a screw insertion space (26) communicating with the outside of the tank (12), d one side through the screw receiving hole (20), and the other side through an opening (28) in the tub (12) having a section greater than that of the screw receiving hole (20). Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte plusieurs canons (24) tous d'axes parallèles et s'étendant perpendiculairement au niveau d'huile au repos dans le carter.Oil pan according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of guns (24) all of parallel axes and extending perpendicular to the oil level at rest in the housing. Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est constitué de matière plastique.Oil pan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of plastics material. Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le ou les canons (24) sont venus de matière avec la cuve (12).Oil pan according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the barrel or barrels (24) are integral with the tank (12). Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une crépine (30) venue de matière avec la cuve (12).Oil pan according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a strainer (30) integral with the tank (12). Carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une plaque anti-émulsion (22) venue de matière avec la cuve (12).Oil pan according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an anti-emulsion plate (22) integral with the tank (12). Moteur à combustion d'un véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un carter d'huile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.Motor vehicle combustion engine, characterized in that it comprises an oil sump according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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