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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234374 | Eccentric shaft for an internal combustion engine An eccentric shaft for an internal combustion engine, especially for a rotary combustion engine, the working unit of which comprises essentially a peripheral housing, side housing plates, and a triangular piston mounted on an eccentric of an eccentric shaft, the tip... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6991065 | Main line wayside rail lubricating system with feedback To lubricate a length of track, a plurality of lubricating nozzles are provided. Each nozzle is fed by the output of a single positive displacement pump, and all the pumps are controlled by a computer. Vibration sensors, sound sensors, or L/V ratio sensors detect ph... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976559 | Piston compressor, particularly hermetically enclosed refrigerant compressor The invention relates to a piston compressor, particularly a hermetically enclosed refrigerant compressor, with a crank drive, having a crank shaft with an eccentric crank pin and an oil channel arrangement, and a connecting rod with a first piston-side connecting r... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973868 | Dry-running piston compressor (crankshaft drive lubrication) The invention relates to a dry-running piston compressor, in particular for rail vehicles. Said compressor comprises a crankcase (3) for a crankshaft (15) that is rotatably mounted in said crankcase, the latter being provided with at least one pot-type... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6932512 | Agricultural rockshaft bearing block structure and wear inserts therefor A bearing block structure for an implement rockshaft includes a two-piece ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene wear insert located between a cast iron or welded steel bearing block and a rockshaft. In one embodiment, identical insert halves are supported ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6857411 | Lubricating oil supply system for the connecting rod bearings of a crankshaft of a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine A lubricating oil supply system is provided for the connecting rod bearings of a crankshaft of a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine. Oil ducts extend from the bearing journals to the crank pins of the crankshaft. Oil supply takes place by way of the main bear... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6471008 | Balance shaft housing There is provided a balance shaft housing (an upper housing 14U, a lower housing 14L) disposed in an oil pan (7) for accommodating balance shafts (13L, 13R) provided with counterweights (19) for canceling out a vibromotive force caused by pistons, charact... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6327961 | Connecting rod with integral grease reservoir and bleed hole A connecting rod including a generally vertical oriented rod section having a piston end and a connecting end. A non-through bore formed in the connecting end receives a pin mounted eccentrically on a shaft, such that rotation of the shaft causes the rod ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5836218 | Crankshaft for cooling pistons A crankshaft for cooling pistons having oil passages which are respectively terminated at three weight balances have a couple of oil holes, so that the oil holes at the weight balances are equipped with oil jets and inject the oil toward each piston of th... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5799547 | Oil distribution in a combustion engine crank shaft An oil distribution system for distributing motor oil under pressure to crank shaft rod journals continuously, comprising first and second oil distribution passages disposed 180 degrees out, drilled angularly and connected together, connecting said main j... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5461940 | Outboard motor engine A balancing arrangement for a reciprocating machine such as an internal combustion engine employed in the powerhead of an outboard motor. The balancing arrangement includes a balancing shaft rotatably journalled at the interface between the cylinder block... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5305487 | Spherical rod end with flexible conduit A spherical rod end with a flexible fluid conduit is disclosed. The spherical rod end includes a housing having an outer region and a spherical inner race surface, with a fluid passageway extending between the outer region and the inner race surface. A sp... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5163341 | Crankshaft with lubrication passages A crankshaft for a V-type engine comprises an intermediate main journal which is rotatably supported in a main bearing, a primary crankpin, a pair of crankarms, and a second crankpin. The intermediate main journal has a primary boundary plane extending be... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5156068 | Bearing means for compensating masses A bearing for compensating masses for compensation of forces due to inertia as well as moments of inertia is in the form of a constructive unit made of the compensating masses and the support, whereby the outer mantle surface of the compensating masses pr... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5152373 | Crankshaft lubricating system A crankshaft has a lubricating system in which passages for directing lubricating oil are precisely positioned to provide lubrication into the main bearing journals in areas removed from the main bearing load area and dispense such lubricating oil through... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5062311 | Frame, crankshaft and crosshead assembly, and a crankshaft and crosshead frame, for a reciprocating-piston machine A housing, feet therefor, and casings, formed of common, readily available tubular stock, of uniform thickness, are assembled and welded together to define a frame for a crankshaft and crosshead assemblies. The tubular housing has openings in the sides th... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4984544 | Lubricating means for pin connected relatively rotatable engine part and method of lubrication A lubricating system is provided at a junction of relatively rotatable members of an engine in an environment where oil comes into contact with the external surface of the rotatable members. The junction includes a relatively rotatable member provided wit... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4969430 | Lubrication system for two stroke engine A lubricating system for a two cycle crankcase compression internal engine wherein lubricant is delivered to a main bearing of the crankshaft for its lubrication. The crankshaft has a throw adjacent this bearing and an oil receiving groove in a face of th... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4896634 | Phase timed camshaft spray lubrication system The present invention is a lubrication system for an internal combustion engine. lubricating oil flows through a central bore of a camshaft, and the camshaft sprays oil into a journal bearing. The crankshaft and camshaft are configured so that they are in... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4867007 | Crankshaft for reciprocating piston engine A crankshaft with bearing pins and crank pins whereby the crank pins are delimited by counter weights constructed as webs or arms that extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the crankshaft. These counter weights are circumcirculated during the ro... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856366 | Connecting rod bearing assembly A refrigeration gas compressor comprises a piston reciprocably movable to effect gas compression, a motor-driven rotatable crankshaft, and a connecting rod between a crank pin on the crankshaft, and a wrist pin on the piston. A crank pin receiving hole an... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4768397 | Lubrication scheme for pressure lubricated crankshafts with counterweight holes for crankshaft balance Method and apparatus for counterbalancing an internal combustion engine while maintaining a lubricant flow path for supplying lubricant to a crankshaft connecting rod journal is disclosed wherein a generally cylindrical mass of crankshaft material is remo... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766857 | Balancing device for a reciprocating piston engine The invention relates to the arrangement of a balancing device in a casing, for a reciprocating piston engine, which permits the evacuation of the lubricating oil. The device comprises two balancing shafts (7, 8) disposed in a main part (19) of the casing... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4763760 | Automatically forced fluid supply system Disclosed herein is an automatically forced fluid supply system for lubricating a crankpin in an internal combustion engine of the type wherein lubricant is suspended in a gaseous medium within the engine, the automatically forced fluid supply system comp... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4703724 | Engine balancing device with a lubricant side discharge An engine balance device utilizing rotating balance shafts mounted in a housing means beneath the crankshaft and attached to the engine block by a plurality of legs spaced in the direction of the crankshaft axis to engage bearing journals located between ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4677948 | Lubricating system for an engine balancing device An engine balance device utilizing rotating balance shafts mounted in a housing means beneath the crankshaft and attached to the engine block by a plurality of legs spaced in the direction of the crankshaft axis to engage bearing journals located between ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4622864 | Modular crank subassembly and built-up crankshaft therefor A reciprocating piston machine, such as an internal combustion engine, includes a modular power transmission subassembly including a built-up crankshaft, integral unsplit crankshaft journal supports and bolt-less connecting rods to provide a lightweight l... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4534241 | Crankshaft for combustion engines A crankshaft for combustion engines has a number of components joined to each other. Each component comprises a counterweight, a portion of a main bearing journal, and a portion of a crank bearing journal. Adjacent components are so arranged that their cr... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4493226 | Crankshaft for small reciprocating machines The crankshaft is of the type comprising, in succession in its longitudinal direction, a crank pin intended to receive a connecting rod big end, an eccentric of flattened sector shape, and an elongate tubular part, non-coaxial with respect to the crank pi... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4364561 | Party game A party game for one or more couples. A male part is attached to the flat top of a first belt buckle, and a female part is attached to the second belt buckle. The male part includes a tongue. The female part includes a tunnel with U-shaped side slots that... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4344561 | Centrifugal type oil filter for an engine A centrifugal type oil filter for the engine, which is simple in construction, comprising a crank shaft of the engine, a clutch having a driving plate mounted on the crank shaft so that it may be rotated with the crank shaft, and oil passage axially forme... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4269083 | Connecting rod A connecting rod assembly for a two-stroke cycle reciprocating piston internal combustion engine has the piston pin axis slightly skewed from the crank-shaft axis to provide favorable conditions for lubricating the piston pin.... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4222283 | Manual transmission lubrication system A transmission having a gravity feed and centrifugal pressure lubricating system. Rotating drive and output gearing throws oil to a primary collector for gravity feed down in a first passage in the housing to a through-bore in the output shaft and for fee... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4213659 | Connecting rod bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement for a connecting rod big end journalled on a crankshaft pin, for lubrication by splash or mist. Adjoining the cylindrical journal on the crankshaft pin and the rod big end, facing generally planar surfaces on the crankshaft and the r... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4199202 | Bearing structure for a cam shaft in internal combustion engines A bearing structure for a cam shaft has a first journal-receiving cavity of a semi-circular cross section provided in an upper face of a cylinder head, and a second journal-receiving cavity of a semi-circular section provided in a lower face of a bearing ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4015485 | Crank shaft for a multi-cylinder short stroke internal combustion engine A crank shaft for a multi-cylinder, short stroke internal combustion engine in which the diameters of the crank pin and of the shaft journal overlap each other, and in which the crank web decreases in thickness approximately from the center of the crank p... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3997254 | Film feed apparatus A lubrication unit is provided for lubricating drive and driven members used in a film apparatus which continuously feeds a film in a small size motion picture camera, a motion picture projector, a still camera incorporating a motor drive or the like. The... | 12/14/1976 |