Oil pump and cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine

Claim 1

AN OIL PUMP, FILTER AND COOLER ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COMPRISING; A CYLINDER BLOCK HAVING AN END WALL AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, SAID CYLINDER BLOCK HAVING OIL DISTRIBUTION PASSAGES THEREIN; SEPARATE OIL PASSAGE MEANS IN SAID CYLINDER BLOCK AND EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS THROUGH SAID END WALL; A COVER, CARRYING AN ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND HAVING PASSAGE FORMED THEREIN, EACH OF SAID PASSAGE INCLUDING PORTS OPENINGS TO SAID END WALL, CERTAIN OF SAID PORTS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OIL PASSAGE MEANS AND OTHERS OF SAID PORTS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OIL DISTRIBUTION PASSAGE; AN ADAPTED PLATE SECURED TO ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS, SAID ADAPTER PLATE HAVING PASSAGE MEANS FORMED THEREIN AND COMMUNICATING WITH CERTAIN OFSAID CYLINDER BLOCK OIL PASSAGE MEANS; AN OIL FILTER MOUNTED ON SAID ADAPTER PLATE HAVING INLET AND OUTLET PASSAGE FORMED THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ADAPTER PLATE PASSAGE MEANS SAID OIL FILTER BEING ALTERNATIVELY MOUNTABLE ON SAID ADAPTER PLATE IN ANY ONE OF A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS; AND AN OIL COOLER MOUNTED ON SAID ADAPTER PLATE, SAID OIL COOLER HAVING INLET AND OUTLET PASSAGES FORMED THEREIN AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID ADAPTER PLATE PASSAGE MEANS; WHEREBY SAID OIL COOLER AND SAID OIL FILTER COMMUNICATE WITH SAID PUMP AND SAID OIL DISTRIBUTION THROUGH SAID CERTAIN OIL PASSAGE MEANS; SAID ADAPTER PLATE BEING ALTERNATIVELY MOUNTABLE ON SAID OTHER SIDE WALL WHEREBY TO COMMUNICATE SAID ADAPTER PLATE PASSAGE MEANS WITH OTHER OF SAID OIL PASSAGE MEANS AND TO COMMUNICATE SAID OIL COOLER AND SAID OIL FILTER WITH SAID PUMP AND SAID OIL DISTRIBUTION PASSAGE THROUGH SAID OTHER OIL PASSAGE MEANS RATHER THAN THROUGH SAID CERTAIN OIL PASSAGE MEANS.