US 12,467,391 B2
Pressurized oil system powered by two-stroke engine
Alexander Konrad Fuhrman, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Ryan Douglas Hayes, Warren, MN (US); Andrew Jon Ellsworth, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Cord Miller Christensen, Goodridge, MN (US); David Mark Sabo, Thief River Falls, MN (US); and Derek Robert Kvenvold, Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/751,996.
Application 18/751,996 is a continuation of application No. 18/210,379, filed on Jun. 15, 2023, granted, now 12,055,076.
Application 18/210,379 is a continuation of application No. 17/669,689, filed on Feb. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,702,965, issued on Jul. 18, 2023.
Application 17/669,689 is a continuation of application No. 16/103,718, filed on Aug. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,255,231, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/545,824, filed on Aug. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0344469 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. F01M 1/02 (2006.01); B62M 27/02 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F01P 1/02 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01); F01M 1/12 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01); F01P 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC F01M 1/02 (2013.01) [B62M 27/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01P 1/02 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F02B 75/02 (2013.01); F01M 2001/023 (2013.01); F01M 2001/0238 (2013.01); F01M 2001/0269 (2013.01); F01M 2001/123 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0095 (2013.01); F01M 2011/021 (2013.01); F01P 2001/023 (2013.01); F01P 11/029 (2013.01); F01P 2050/16 (2013.01); F01P 2060/02 (2013.01); F01P 2060/04 (2013.01); F01P 2060/12 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pressurized oil system comprising:
an oil tank;
an engine oil pump;
a two-stroke engine fluidically coupled to the engine oil pump, the two-stroke engine including a crankshaft;
a turbocharger coupled to the two-stroke engine;
a turbocharger oil pump coupled to the oil tank and fluidically coupled to the turbocharger; and
a pressure regulator coupled to the turbocharger oil pump, wherein the pressure regulator controls an oil pressure of the turbocharger oil pump in response to an engine load,
wherein the turbocharger oil pump is in communication with the crankshaft of the two-stroke engine to pump oil.