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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176890 | Engine oil pan structure An engine oil pan structure includes a lower case having a pair of side walls and a plurality of bearing cap sections for connection between the side walls. A balancer device provided under the lower case, mounts on a mounting section formed at positions of the bear... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156916 | Oil sump for use in internal combustion engines and transmissions An oil sump for use in internal combustion engines or transmissions, where the oil sump consists of sheet metal shaped by deep drawing and has a reinforced edge, by means of which it rests, in its mounted state, in the internal combustion engine or the transmission ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8136499 | Cover arrangement for a hand-held power tool A cover arrangement of a hand-held power tool has a cover having at least one fastening element for connecting the cover to an additional component of the power tool. The cover has a wall component having a shape-elastic yielding support forming a monolithic part of... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122866 | Acoustic bumpers with engine front cover hidden mounting The present invention provides novel acoustic bumpers that can dampen vibrations and control noise transmission from an engine front cover, or other component. In one embodiment, the front cover carries a water pump and internal water distribution passages and cover... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8061325 | Oil pan structure and an engine therewith An oil pan structure includes a plurality of reinforcement beads of several kinds. An engine utilizes the oil pan, whereby the strength and vibration-rigidity (rigidity against vibration) of the oil pan and the engine are sufficiently enhanced so that a natural freq... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056526 | Magnesium oil pan A magnesium oil pan prevents noise and vibration by attaching reinforcement members to portions that are weak in strength and are vulnerable to vibration. The magnesium oil pan includes a flange formed on an upper surface of the oil pan so as to be coupled with the ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028670 | Structure for disposing oil filter in power unit for motorcycle A power unit includes a transmission mechanism installed in a crankcase with a clutch apparatus for connecting and disconnecting the transmission of power between a crankshaft and the transmission mechanism being installed in a clutch chamber. An oil filter is set b... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011340 | Oil pan An oil pan is provided for an internal combustion engine. The oil pan includes, but is not limited to a base part configured to form an oil sump and a suction channel that opens into the oil sump through an opening. The oil pan also includes, but is not limited to a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7938095 | Oil pan baffle and gasket An oil pan baffle is secured by a securing device on the oil pan. The securing device has an oil pan gasket with a gasket body matched to a sealing contour of an oil pan relative to a crankcase and securing elements that are connected to the gasket body and project ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913661 | Protective system for a crank angle sensor A system for protecting a crank angle sensor is disclosed. The system includes a protective member, a heat insulating member and an airflow deflecting member. The heat insulating member insulates against heat from adjacent heat sources. The airflow deflecting member... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900593 | Thermal and acoustic valley shield for engine assembly A valley shield operable as a noise, fluid, and heat barrier is provided for use with an engine assembly having an engine block with two cylinder banks defining an interbank valley therebetween, and two cylinder heads secured thereto. The valley shield has a unitary... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7814880 | Plastic cover having metal reinforcement for internal combustion engine applications and method of construction A cover assembly for an internal combustion engine application and method of construction therefore provides one construction for a valve cover assembly, and another construction for an end cover assembly for a crankcase. The cover assemblies include at least one ri... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7765976 | Component part with integrated seal A lid component part of an internal combustion engine with integrated elastic seal, such as, for example, is provided to a cylinder head gasket or oil pan and a process for its manufacture. The component part exhibits a circumferential flange area for the arranging ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7654241 | Dual-chamber type oil pan and engine equipped with same A dual-chamber oil pan includes an oil pan provided below an engine block, an oil pan separator that is provided within the oil pan and defines a first chamber communicating with the engine block, and a second chamber provided around the first chamber, and a suction... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7631630 | Vehicle engine and snap-on engine cover assembly therefor and method of assembly of the cover assembly to the engine A engine and cover assembly therefore and method for snapping attachment of the cover to the engine without use of threaded fasteners includes a cover, a clip, and an elastomeric dampener. The clip is arranged for snapping engagement to a flange of the engine to sec... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7610893 | Plastic cover having metal reinforcement for internal combustion engine applications and method of construction A cover assembly for an internal combustion engine application and method of construction therefore provides one construction for a valve cover assembly, and another construction for an end cover assembly for a crankcase. The cover assemblies include at least one ri... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597082 | Arrangement of a timing case cover The invention relates to an arrangement of a timing case cover on a reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine, having an engine block (ZKG), a crankshaft pivot-mounted in the engine block, an oil pan which tightly seals the engine block to the bottom, and a ti... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597083 | Oil pan to engine block attachment for avoiding fretting of the oil pan rim A clamp (26) has a main body (30) that is attached to an engine block (28). A right-angled flange (32) extends from the main body to enter a downwardly open concave interior of an outturned flange (18) of an oil pan rim (16)... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7574991 | Camshaft support structure for an internal combustion engine A lower cam carrier is disposed over a cylinder head and a head cover is disposed thereover. The lower cam carrier has, formed as one therewith, an outer frame superposed with the edge peripheral edge of the cylinder head, and a bridging part provided between opposi... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556013 | Cover structure for a cooling system component of an internal combustion engine, and engine incorporating same A cover structure for an internal combustion engine covers and protects a coolant pipe of a cooling system component on an internal combustion engine, even when the internal combustion engine only has a short distance provided between a crankshaft and an output shaf... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7516728 | Windage tray A windage tray apparatus is provided and is configured to be mountable within a crankcase at least partially defined by an engine block of an internal combustion engine. The crankcase has a first bay and a non-adjacent second bay. The internal combustion engine has ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509936 | Engine with hybrid crankcase An engine with a hybrid crankcase includes the crankcase being a composite construction having an exoskeleton formed of a non-ferrite material having no defined endurance limit as a material, the non-ferrite exoskeleton encapsulating a load bearing skeleton formed o... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509935 | Engine cover and method An engine cover (400), such as a valve cover (700) or an oil pan (400), includes a skeleton structure (402) that may have a plurality of ribs (406) and at least one opening. At least one panel (404) is configured to fit in t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506629 | Oil return structure for internal combustion engine An oil pan is provided below a crankcase of an engine. The oil pan has an oil reservoir in its upper case. An oil discharge pipe is located within the oil reservoir, the oil discharge pipe extending from an oil separator of a PCV system. The oil reservoir protrudes ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500459 | Sealing device An object of the invention is to provide a sealing device having a function capable of a plurality of tubular members such as plug tubes or the like being inserted side by side for sealing. In a sealing device (1) attached in an opening portion (2a | 03/10/2009 |
| 7481196 | Oil pan useful for an internal combustion engine An oil pan, particularly for an internal combustion engine, having a protective contour member with a protective shell that is spaced apart from the outer wall of the oil pan. The protective shell at least partially encloses the outer wall of the oil pan and is held... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7451735 | Flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for internal combustion engine A flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for enclosing a portion of an internal combustion engine includes generally rigid structural cover panels which are joined by fluid-tight flexible joints formed from elastomeric material which is either inserted into the rigid s... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451736 | Oil pan for an internal combustion engine An oil pan for attachment to the lower wall of the engine block housing of an internal combustion engine by bolts in such a way that lubricating oil is stored in the oil pan and transported from the oil pan to various parts of the engine to be lubricated by a suctio... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441525 | Cylinder head cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine A cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a connecting element for attachment the cylinder head and a sealing element arranged between the cylinder head cover and the cylinder head. The connecting element is associated with a connecting are... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430999 | Valve cover A valve cover is described that is secured to a component of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The valve cover includes a cover body having a plurality of walls defining an inner cavity and a ventilation system having a periphery. The ventilation system is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421996 | Lubricating device for engine An lubrication device for an engine includes: a crank case which freely rotatably supports a crank shaft and also which stores oil at its lower part; an oil strainer which is so arranged as to be fixed in the crank case; and an oil pump which suctions the oil at the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421985 | Water-cooled internal combustion engine A water-cooled internal combustion engine configured so as to facilitate the change of the cooling system, thereby reducing costs. The crankcase of the water-cooled internal combustion engine is adapted to journal a crankshaft. The crankcase is covered by a crankcas... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398756 | Bottom plate for a crankcase In a bottom plate for closing a crankcase of an internal combustion engine wherein the bottom plate includes openings and channels for collecting and conducting fluids, the bottom plate consists of a number of individual plates which are joined together after the ch... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398858 | Oil pan arrangement The invention relates to an oil pan arrangement for an internal-combustion engine including a cover part, a bottom part for the oil pan and at least one suction pipe which opens out into an suction region of the bottom part. The suction pipe is connected to the suct... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395799 | Primary housing assembly for a motorcycle engine A primary housing for a motorcycle engine includes an inner housing that defines internal coupling apertures, transmission coupling apertures, and external coupling apertures. Internal fasteners extend through the internal coupling apertures and the transmission cou... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392782 | Protective device for external components of engine An engine component (2, 3) is disposed in front of or behind the vehicle engine with respect to the direction of vehicle travel. The component (2, 3) is covered by a protective shell (10) from an opposite direction from the engine (1). Th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389760 | Modular engine cover An engine cover for a vehicle includes a frame extending generally about the perimeter of the cover and adapted for mounting to an engine of the vehicle, and a skin extending across and secured to the frame. In one embodiment, the frame is made of a moulded plastic ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387101 | Oil pan for engine having a shield member covering an air hole of an oil sensor An oil level sensor for detecting an oil level is arranged in an engine oil pan. The oil level sensor includes a mounting section and a sensing section. An air hole is formed at an upper end of a cover member of the sensing section. The air hole is surrounded by a t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377252 | Internal combustion engine provided with oil filter An internal combustion engine is provided with an oil filter 10 through which lubricant oil having pulsating pressure passes. The oil filter 10 has an oil filter body 11 attached to a filter base 20, and a cover 30 formed integrall... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373911 | Oil return device An engine oil return device for an engine having a cylinder head and a cylinder block is disclosed. The oil return device comprises an oil pan and an oil return path. The oil return path includes at least one oil return main path and at least one oil return extensio... | 05/20/2008 |
