The invention relates to the field of aeronautical propulsion, and more particularly an on-board drainage reservoir of an aircraft engine, the on-board reservoir including a first compartment with a first intake passage for receiving fluid drained from the engine, a first closeable emptying passage, and a first quality sensor assembly for detecting at least one quality parameter of the fluid drained from the engine.

The invention relates to the field of aeronautical propulsion, and more particularly an on-board drainage reservoir of an aircraft engine, the on-board reservoir including a first compartment with a first intake passage for receiving fluid drained from the engine, a first closeable emptying passage, and a first quality sensor assembly for detecting at least one quality parameter of the fluid drained from the engine.

The present invention relates generally to an oil caddy device that is comprised of a body that has a top surface comprised of at least one continuous opening, and a bottom surface comprised of a mat, a rear surface and two generally parallel side surfaces. The body of the device further preferably resembles a two-tiered shelving system, and is made of sheet metal, such that it can attach to any wall or surface. The device is also comprised of a storage system that allows funnels and other oil change equipment to be stored, while excess fluid drips out of them into a collection bin. In this manner, the device can be used in any garage or work area, such that a user may change vehicle fluids without worrying about creating an unsanitary or potentially dangerous environment.

An oil drainage apparatus includes a base member defining an interior area and a laterally extending selector channel. A connection tube extends upwardly from the base for connection to the oil drainage port of an engine. An oil drainage body extends upwardly from the connection member and has apertures in fluid communication with the oil pan. Drainage of oil from the engine's oil pan is regulated by a positioning of magnets. A drain magnet is vertically movable inside the drainage body and movable between a closed configuration blocking the plurality of apertures and an open configuration displaced therefrom. An actuation lever is laterally movable to align either a first or second actuation magnet beneath the drain magnet, one of the actuation magnets having a polarity to attract and close the drain magnet and the other having a polarity which pushes away and opens the drain magnet to allow drainage.

A docking station for a fluid cell is disclosed. The docking station includes at least one first connection for fluid exchange with the fluid cell and at least one second connection for fluid exchange with a fluid reservoir. A pump is provided for conveying a fluid. A control device is provided for controlling at least one of the pump and a valve device on at least one of the at least one first connection and the at least one second connection. An electrical connection is provided for a power supply of at least one of the control device and the pump.

A controller includes: a control unit configured to detect, based on information from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a first event indicating that engine oil is discharged from an engine of the vehicle, or a second event indicating that the engine is replenished with engine oil; and a storage unit configured to store the result of detection by the control unit as a history of oil change.

A controller includes: a control unit configured to detect, based on information from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a first event indicating that engine oil is discharged from an engine of the vehicle, or a second event indicating that the engine is replenished with engine oil; and a storage unit configured to store the result of detection by the control unit as a history of oil change.

A composite oil pan for a work vehicle engine and a method of forming the composite engine oil pan include forming a sheet of metal into a first pan and open molding a fiber-reinforced polymer resin onto the first pan forming a second pan. The first pan has a first bottom wall and first peripheral walls extending from edges of the first bottom wall to define a sump, the first peripheral walls terminating in a first peripheral flange. The second pan has a second bottom wall and second peripheral walls abutting the first bottom wall and the first peripheral walls, the second peripheral walls terminating in a second peripheral flange. The first pan defines a thin metal structure with an inner surface extending across the first bottom wall, first peripheral walls and first peripheral flange; the second pan reinforces the first pan without abutting the inner surface.

A composite oil pan for a work vehicle engine and a method of forming the composite engine oil pan include forming a sheet of metal into a first pan and open molding a fiber-reinforced polymer resin onto the first pan forming a second pan. The first pan has a first bottom wall and first peripheral walls extending from edges of the first bottom wall to define a sump, the first peripheral walls terminating in a first peripheral flange. The second pan has a second bottom wall and second peripheral walls abutting the first bottom wall and the first peripheral walls, the second peripheral walls terminating in a second peripheral flange. The first pan defines a thin metal structure with an inner surface extending across the first bottom wall, first peripheral walls and first peripheral flange; the second pan reinforces the first pan without abutting the inner surface.

The invention relates to a fluid drain plug (10) for a fluid reservoir (50) with a drain hole (51), the plug having an extension in an axial direction (A) and comprising a body part (16) rotationally insertable into the drain hole (51), the body part having a proximal axial end (15), a distal axial end (17) and a substantially circular cross section with an outer surface (18), wherein the body part comprises a drain channel (92) having an inlet (91) located at the distal axial end and an outlet opening (94) disposed on the outer surface (18), the body part further comprising a bayonet-type connection slot (40) for accommodating a part of a radial projection (52) of a circumferential surface surrounding the drain hole (51), the bayonet-type connection slot being disposed on the outer surface and comprising an entrance (40a) at the distal axial end, a first path (41) and a second path (42), the first path (41) extending from the entrance, in the axial direction (A) and in one circumferential direction (C), to a first path terminal portion (70), wherein the first path terminal portion (70) is adapted to accommodate the radial projection (52), and the second path (42) extending from the first path terminal portion, in the axial direction (A) and in an opposite direction to the one circumferential direction (C), to a second path terminal portion (72), wherein the second path terminal portion (72) is adapted to accommodate the radial projection.