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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181621 | Internal combustion engine with dynamic balancing system An internal combustion engine having a crankshaft and first and second balance shafts which are gear driven from one to the other, as a unilateral tensioning system applied to a flexible drive extending between the engine's crankshaft and a first one of the balance ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8156914 | Balancer of engine, engine, and outboard motor A balancer of an engine includes a rod and a balancer piston. A first end portion of the rod includes a joining portion which is arranged to be joined to a crankshaft of the engine at a position that is eccentric relative to a rotation axis of the crankshaft. A seco... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151756 | Engine balance shaft housing and method of assembling same A balance shaft housing is provided that includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion operatively connected to the first housing portion, with the first housing and the second housing configured to cooperatively define first and second balance shaft ch... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136498 | Two-plane type crankshaft An engine 20 includes a two-plane type crankshaft 30 and a balancer shaft 50 for reducing a primary couple of the balancer shaft 50. The crankshaft 30 includes a crankshaft body 30a and a first gear 38. The fir... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127736 | Balancing assembly of an engine A balancing assembly of an engine may include a crankshaft in which crank pins each connected to a connecting rod, are disposed at both ends thereof, and that is equipped with a counterweight opposite to and corresponding to each crank pin, a balance shaft that is d... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100105 | Balance shaft unit The present invention relates to a balance shaft unit for mass balancing for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including at least one balance shaft having at least one balance weight and a housing part in which the balance shaft is journaled. A first ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096278 | Compensation shaft of an internal combustion engine A compensation shaft for a multi-cylinder engine comprising at least three bearing pegs (1a, 1b, 2b) and unbalanced masses (3a, 3b, 3c) arranged respectively in a region of each bear... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8051824 | Shaft A shaft (1a-d) is provided that is rotatably mounted by a journal (2) in a housing (4) in which lubricant mist is provided. One or several outward-extending ribs (6) extend between the journal and shaft sections (5... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047176 | Balancer apparatus for an engine In a balancer apparatus of an engine having an oil pump, a space on a chain side and a space on an oil strainer side are partitioned by a projecting portion projecting in a direction which perpendicularly crosses balancer shafts in a balancer housing formed on an oi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047175 | In-line four cylinder engine for vehicle and vehicle provided with the engine A two-plane type crankshaft is provided. The weight of crank webs for the respective cylinders is divided between left and right half webs and balance ratios kL and kR of the half webs for the respective cylinders are set so as to be (kL | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020528 | Counterweight shaft construction which reduces aeration when submerged or partially submerged below the surface of a liquid An engine structure is provided with a bedplate and an oil pan. The bedplate is configured to have an integrally formed balance shaft bearing support. A bearing cap is either a separate component or a component that is formed as an integral part of the oil pan. The ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992534 | Engine balancer system An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing (17) disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing (29) and a lower housing (30) via mating faces (P), and the height of the mating ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7921825 | Engine comprising balance shafts locked by a pin A heat engine including at least one engine block that rotatably receives a crankshaft and a cartridge fixed to the engine block and that rotatably receives a pair of parallel balance shafts, namely a primary shaft and a secondary shaft, which are rotated by the cra... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841313 | Engine balancer system An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing (17) disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing (29) and a lower housing (30) via mating faces (P), and the height of the mating ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7814878 | System and method for operation of an engine having multiple combustion modes and adjustable balance shafts A method of operating an engine having an adjustable balance shaft may comprise adjusting operation of the balance shaft during engine operation in response to an engine combustion mode. For example, balance shafts may be disabled during SI mode and enabled during H... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7770555 | Engine combustion controlling method, device and motorcycle A method, a device utilizing the method, and a motorcycle equipped with the device are provided, of controlling combustion of an engine to have an engine beat different from an equally-intervalled combustion. The method of controlling combustions of an engine having... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7703429 | Balancing shaft unit A balancing shaft unit for balancing inertia or torque in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The balancing shaft unit includes a housing part and at least one balancing shaft having at least one counterweight. The housing part is made in one piece and... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7669573 | Scooter type vehicle A scooter type vehicle provides a pair of right and left frame members in the interior of a vehicle body cover so as to extend substantially horizontally between a head pipe and the front end of a seat. Right and left footrest plates are provided outside on the righ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669575 | Counterbalancing shaft accommodating structure A counterbalancing shaft accommodating structure includes: a pair of counterbalancing shafts, provided in an oil pan attached to a lower end portion of an engine; and a housing, adapted to accommodate the counterbalancing shafts in the oil pan. An upper end portion ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669574 | Accessories arrangement structure of internal combustion engine for motorcycle An accessories arrangement structure for an internal combustion engine for securing a banking angle, increasing a degree of the freedom of the layout, concentrating heavy accessories and an overhanging part of the internal combustion engine, enhancing the maneuverab... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7647910 | Compensating shaft for an engine A compensating shaft (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) for compensating mass forces and/or mass moments of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine (13) is provided, with at least one bearing journal (2 | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637240 | Engine balancer An engine balancer including a rotatable drive balance shaft having a first balance weight and a first portion formed at a position offset from the first balance weight in an axial direction of the drive balance shaft, a drive gear disposed on the drive balance shaf... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631629 | Heat transfer member for balancer housing A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine in which pistons provided in a plurality of cylinders are coupled to a crankshaft by connecting rods, an oil pan for storing oil is mounted below a crankcase, and a balancer device which has a balancer shaft driven to rota... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628133 | Radial bearing A radial bearing (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), especially a roller bearing (9) comprising an outer part (3) opposite an inner part (6), which rotate relative to each other about a common longitudinal a... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7617810 | Counterweight shaft construction which reduces lubricant aeration A casing is provided to be disposed around at least a portion of a counterweight of a balance shaft in order to define a circumferential surface surrounding the counterweight which has a generally constant radius relative to the axis of rotation. The function of the... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7578277 | Pump drive structure of water-cooled internal combustion engine To provide a pump drive structure for a water-cooled internal combustion engine in which the number of revolving shafts arranged in parallel in an internal combustion engine is reduced and a power transmission mechanism is eliminated. Thus, the internal combustion e... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7571703 | Balancing shaft The invention relates to a balancing shaft, whose balancing weight is located between two cylindrical bearing surfaces and which is configured as one piece with said weight. The end cross-sections of the balancing weight are circular segments that are delimited by a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556012 | Counterweight arrangement for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle A counterweight arrangement for an internal combustion engine with three cylinders. The internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotating about an axis of rotation, with three cranks which succeed one another in the axial direction with respect to the axis of ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7533646 | Balancing shaft for an internal combustion engine and a method for the production thereof The invention relates to a balancing shaft for an internal combustion engine and to a method for the production thereof. In this case, the balancing shaft consists of a tubular hollow body and contains a balancing weight and also functional elements arranged on the ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7506627 | Balancer shaft arrangement for engine An engine includes a balancer shaft that is supported at its both ends through bearings disposed within an engine crankcase. The balancer shaft lies generally parallel with a crankshaft and includes balancer weights, which are provided generally at the ends of the b... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506628 | Balancing shaft unit and associated bearing The invention relates to a balancing shaft unit for piston machines, in particular internal combustion engines, for installation in a housing with non-divided bearing seats. Said shaft unit consists of at least one balancing shaft, which is configured as one piece w... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490585 | Balance shaft for a reciprocating piston engine In a compensating shaft for reciprocating piston engines with at least one compensating weight (22) connected torsionally elastically to the compensating shaft (21), effective noise reduction is achieved by using an elastic element, preferably one (... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7478618 | Engine balancer system An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing and a lower housing via mating faces, and the height of the mating faces is lower on a vehicle front side t... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7461624 | Compensating shaft drive A compensating drive for driving a compensating shaft of an internal combustion engine, comprising a toothed belt or a chain, which connects a crankshaft driven wheel of the internal combustion engine to a drive wheel on the compensating shaft or shafts, in which ca... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7444976 | Balance shaft for a multicylinder in-line engine In a balance shaft for a multi-cylinder in-line engine with at least two imbalance weight sections and at least one bearing structure wherein the balance shaft has imbalance weight sections being arranged symmetrically relative to the bearing position and at least o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434560 | Balancing device for an engine With a view to reducing the load imposed by a cantilevered balancer weight on a balancer shaft bearing while balancing the inertia force generated by the balancer weights with the center of gravity of a piston and connecting road system, a balancing device for an en... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418938 | Engine balancer system An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing and a lower housing via mating faces, and the height of the mating faces is lower on a vehicle front side t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7398753 | Engine with built-in continuously variable transmission An engine has a built-in continuously variable transmission (CVT) interconnecting a crankshaft connected through a connecting rod to a piston and a transmission shaft to which the rotation of the crankshaft is transmitted for changing speed between both of the shaft... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
