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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151757 | Oil pan/axle support The invention relates to an oil pan/axle support. There is a need for an oil pan/axle support which is a structural member and which places the front axle support in front of the engine. Such an oil pan/axle support includes a rigid structural housing capable of for... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8104448 | Bolt fastening structure for internal combustion engine, and engine incorporating same A bolt fastening structure for an internal combustion engine includes bolt fitting holes formed in a cylinder of the engine. An inner wall of a top portion of a crankcase includes boss portions having openings, as an extension to the corresponding bolt fitting holes... | 01/31/2012 |
| RE42841 | Engine with transmission An engine comprises: a V-belt type continuously variable transmission on one side of an engine case, said CVT being provided with and housing in a transmission case a drive pulley attached to one end of a crankshaft, a driven pulley attached to one end of a transmis... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033263 | Cylinder head gasket A cylinder head gasket is installed in an open-deck engine. The cylinder head gasket includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate having an inner portion disposed on a folded portion of the first metal plate and an outer portion outside the folded portion, an ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028669 | Power unit for motorcycle A power unit for a motorcycle includes an internal combustion engine provided with a crankcase rotatably supporting a crankshaft with an axial line extending in a vehicle-width direction. An oil pump is mounted on the crankcase with a balancer rotatably supported by... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011341 | Vehicle engine structure An oil pan (20) includes: a pair of oil pan rail portions (21a, 21b), which are spaced apart from each other under an engine body (10a), and are fastened to the engine body (10a); a pair of side wall por... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7984704 | Crankcase sidewall for supporting a crankshaft A crankcase and crankshaft combination wherein the crankshaft includes a first end having a cupped portion formed therein and the crankcase includes a housing section with an inner wall having an inwardly projecting cylindrical stub shaped and dimensioned for placem... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966987 | Air-cooled engine There is provided an air-cooled engine (10) that is cooled by cooling air. The air-cooled engine (10) comprises a cylinder block (33), and a cylinder head (28) that closes off one end of a cylinder (26). The cylinder head (28 | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958860 | Crankcase, oil channel mold core for producing a crankcase and process for producing a crankcase A crankcase of an internal combustion engine with at least one main lubricant channel for supplying the internal combustion engine with lubricant and with at least one oil return flow channel (10) for return guidance of the excess lubricant into a reservoir c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938094 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine including an oil passage, which connects the interior of a crankcase and the interior of a cylinder head, is disclosed. The oil passage is open at the upper section of the crankcase. Oil in the cylinder head is transferred to the crankc... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934483 | Positional arrangement of knock sensor on a motorcycle engine A motorcycle engine includes a crankcase housing a crankshaft, and a transmission unit therein, a cylinder block disposed above the crankcase, a cylinder head disposed above the cylinder block, and an intake system arranged behind the cylinder head, and a knock sens... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7905211 | Cylinder head gasket A cylinder head gasket for an open deck engine includes a first metal plate having a base portion and a folded portion, and a second metal plate having a first half bead provided between inner and outer portions and extending in a direction away from the base portio... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895985 | Compliant walled combustion devices Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7845331 | Seal structure for internal combustion engine A seal structure is provided for an internal combustion engine. The seal structure can include a main seal link, at least one fastener seal connected to the main seal link and adapted to surround at least a portion of a crankcase fastener hole, and an enlarged beari... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7814879 | Monolithic block and valve train for a four-stroke engine A cylinder crankcase for a four-stroke engine is disclosed. The cylinder crankcase includes a cylinder head, cylinder block, and crankcase which are monolithic. A half-crank crankshaft bears in a crank arm, which is included in the crankcase. The cylinder crankcase ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7765977 | Engine component part and method for producing the same An engine component is composed of an aluminum alloy containing silicon, and includes a plurality of primary-crystal silicon grains located on a slide surface. The plurality of primary-crystal silicon grains have an average crystal grain size of no less than about 1... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757655 | Crankcase structure for an internal combustion engine A crankcase structure of an internal combustion engine has a desirable shaft support achieved by maintaining the strength of a side wall of a crankcase at a high level without increasing the weight and the size of the internal combustion engine even when the interna... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7739995 | Cylinder head gasket A cylinder head gasket for an open deck engine includes a first metal plate having a folded portion extending from a curved portion and located under the base portion, and a second metal plate having an inner portion disposed on the folded portion, an outer portion ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7694661 | Crankcase, method of casting a crankcase, and a multiple-cylinder four-cycle engine comprising the crankcase A crankcase for a multiple-cylinder four-cycle engine, including an upper crankcase and a lower crankcase which are joined to each other at a joint surface; a separating wall which is integrally cast with the upper crankcase and the lower crankcase to extend from th... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7591241 | Power unit To provide a power unit capable of contributing to simplifying the procedure for fitting the electric motor for speed change use and the starter motor to shorten the motor wiring to facilitate the wiring and for concentrating the mass. A power unit includes a unit c... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588010 | Power unit for a vehicle A power unit for a vehicle comprises an engine and a transmission assembly. The engine includes a crank shaft having a rotating mass. The transmission assembly includes a drive shaft having a first drive gear and being connected to the crank shaft through a first tr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574990 | Gasket containing fuel permeation barrier A method for reducing fuel permeation through gasketed joints in an internal combustion engine (10) includes surface treating the gaskets in a halogenated medium before placing them into service. A low-cost elastomer such as acrylic, EPDM or HNBR, can be used... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7565891 | Engine for vehicle An engine for a vehicle including a crankcase having a crank room and a transmission room partitioned from the crank room by a partition wall, the transmission room housing a gear transmission having a gear train for backward movement and reserving oil of the engine... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7543558 | Multicylinder internal combustion engine with individual cylinder assemblies An internal combustion engines includes a cylinder carrier with a deck surface, and a crankshaft and a camshaft mounted within the cylinder carrier. A number of valve lifter sleeves are mounted in a depending orientation within bores formed in the deck surface. The ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7516727 | Vehicle combustion engine A vehicle combustion engine includes an engine cylinder block having an exhaust port defined in a front surface area thereof and fluidly connected with an exhaust tube. A transmission is arranged rearwardly of a crankcase. The vehicle combustion engine also includes... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509934 | Device for guiding media in a cylinder block and crankcase The invention relates to a device for guiding media in a cylinder block and crankcase of a reciprocating piston in-line combustion engine having a number of cylinders. To this end, the media guide comprises, among other things, at least one cross-channel that leads ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7500460 | Mounting structure for supporting a starter motor on an internal combustion engine A starter-motor mounting structure is provided in a wall of an engine case, in which a front mounting boss is formed in a rear inclined surface of an inclined cylinder block portion that projects from a crankcase. A rear mounting boss is formed in a front wall surfa... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7464685 | Crankshaft bearing assembly A Crankshaft bearing assembly for supporting a crankshaft for rotation about a crankshaft axis within an engine having an aluminum engine block, the crankshaft bearing assembly including at least one crankshaft bearing divided into a first half and a second half, th... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458359 | Internal combustion engine having crankcase with stress-relieving wall structure An internal combustion engine is provided with a crankcase partitioned into an upper section and a lower section. A fastening bolt is provided for fastening the upper and lower crankcase sections together in the vicinity of a crankshaft. A bolt hole is formed in the... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448355 | Integrated power unit including split crankcase with reinforced fastening arrangement, and vehicle including same An integrated power unit for a small vehicle is configured to permit a compact engine design in a power unit having a crankcase that is split into upper and lower portions. The power unit includes a crankshaft supported by the crankcase and oriented transverse to th... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438040 | Low floor type motorcycle A motorcycle with a low floor is configured such that secondary vibration of an engine can be largely reduced and an increase in engine width can be suppressed. The motorcycle with a low floor includes step floors on which to put a rider's feet on left and right sid... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426914 | Crankcase of an engine A crankcase of an engine having a crankshaft therein comprises a skirt part formed in the circumferential direction of the crankshaft and a stiffening rib provided on a wall surface of the skirt part as inclined at a predetermined degree angle to the axis of the cra... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415960 | Engine fluid passage intersection and method A fluid passage intersection (314) within a component (100) includes a supply passage (118) formed in the component (100), a cavity (316) in fluid communication with the supply passage (118), and at least one outlet passage ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412957 | Crankcase, oil channel mold core for producing a crankcase and process for producing a crankcase A crankcase of an internal combustion engine with at least one main lubricant channel for supplying the internal combustion engine with lubricant and with at least one oil return flow channel (10) for return guidance of the excess lubricant into a reservoir c... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412958 | Internal combustion engine A piston-crank mechanism links crankpins of a crankshaft with piston pins of pistons by using a plurality of links. The piston-crank mechanism allows an upward inertia force produced near a top dead center of each piston to be smaller than a downward inertia force p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395801 | Two-cycle combustion engine To provide a two cycle combustion engine utilizing a connecting structure of a shape that can be formed inexpensively with a simple process to enable the efficiency of cooling of the cylinder block to be maintained at a high level and, also, that can firmly connect ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395800 | Four-cycle engine and motorcycle comprising four-cycle engine A four-cycle engine of the present invention comprises a gas exhaust outlet that is formed on an upper region of a crankcase to exhaust a gas from the interior of the crankcase to outside; and a rotatable shaft disposed in close proximity to the gas exhaust outlet i... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395798 | Engine for leisure vehicle with lubricating oil pump and actuator drive oil pump An engine for a leisure vehicle including a lubricating oil pump configured to feed a lubricating oil to engine components, and an actuator drive oil pump that is provided separately from the lubricating oil pump and is configured to drive an actuator operating with... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7363902 | Engine overall height reduction An internal combustion engine includes a piston (2) and a crankshaft (33). The crankshaft (33) includes: a journal (33A) as a rotation center; a crank pin (33B) that is located eccentrically with respect to the journal (33A)... | 04/29/2008 |
