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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322750 | Locking engine bearing splay cap A locking engine splay cap apparatus and method of use and manufacture comprising a splay cap and an engine block base having uniquely positioned and formed slots and protrusions which integrally mate. The mating provides optimum register of the internal combustion ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6908545 | Hydraulic filter assembly with priority valve A filter module assembly utilizes a priority valve installed in a manifold to allow for continuous filtration of hydraulic fluid up to a predetermined flow value and diverts occasional high flow to a secondary circuit. This arrangement provides both a low pressure d... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6698531 | Vibration tamper A hand-guided vibration tamper, which is driven by a motor laterally cantilevered on the tamper head, is provided with guard plates covering its underside and lateral sides. The underside and lateral guard plates are connected to a housing for the motor, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6390032 | Moldable integrated fluid passages for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to multiple integrated fluid passages for a internal combustion engine which allow for economical and convenient means for routing fluids in relation to an engine block. For example, the molded passages of the present inventi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5564381 | Lightweight engine frame featuring inexpensive energy saving construction Arrangements are disclosed for a lightweight engine frame wherein weight reduction and manufacturing simplicity are obtained primarily through the use of skeletal box frames fabricated from extruded material joined at their ends forming a unique double la... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5239957 | Two cycle engine for small boat A number of embodiments of lubricating systems for small watercraft that might become inverted and wherein a lubricant reservoir supplies lubricant under gravity to a lubricant pump when the water pump is operating in a normal upright condition. An air re... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5161642 | Oil pan construction An oil pan construction for an internal combustion engine having a skirt portion defining a downwardly facing opening and a blanking plate that is affixed to the skirt portion by threaded fasteners which also affix the skirt portion to the cylinder block.... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5016584 | Engine block construction with skeletal frame A cylinder block as a main part of an engine block includes a cylinder barrel assembly block, a skeleton-like frame surrounding the outer periphery of the cylinder barrel assembly block and a plate-like rigid film member, within a fluid passage in the ske... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4554893 | Lightweight engine Arrangements are disclosed for lightweight engines and components thereof wherein weight reduction and manufacturing simplicity are obtained primarily through the use of a frame, and optionally other components such as a crankshaft and connecting rods, fa... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4515112 | Aluminum alloy cylinder block An aluminum alloy cylinder block for use in a water-cooled internal combustion engine has a cylinder with a bore into which a piston is to be movably fitted. A water jacket provided on the outer side wall of the cylinder is adapted to allow the passage of... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4515122 | Mounting for a vibrating system A mounting for interposition between a vibrating system such as an internal combustion engine and a support base such as a vehicle body. The mounting comprises a deformable structure supporting the vibrating system and defining a load transmitting path be... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4515119 | Bearing beam structure of automotive engine A bearing beam structure of an automotive internal combustion engine having a cylinder block formed with bearing sections, consists of a plurality of main bearing cap sections each of which associates with each cylinder block bearing section to rotatably ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4499869 | Reciprocating internal combustion engine The engine block of a reciprocating internal combustion engine comprises cylinders, cylinder heads, pistons, connecting rods, a crankshaft, and bearings for said parts. The engine block is mounted in an outer pan in such a manner that the pan is insulated... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4495908 | Internal combustion engine with improved sound-insulation An internal combustion engine has an engine unit support, comprising such und-carrying parts as cylinders, cylinder head, pistons, piston rods, crankshaft bearings, and crankshaft, which is provided, at least at the output end thereof with a bracket of at... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4480608 | Reciprocating internal combustion engine and support assembly An engine block includes a crankshaft, and is enclosed by a sheath. Sealing elements connect the sheath to the engine block and insulate against structure-borne sound. A flywheel is non-rotatably connected to the crankshaft at one end of the engine block.... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4473042 | Cylinder block The cylinder block comprises an oil pan installation rail which is integral with a skirt section at a lower part of the skirt section. The installation rail is generally in the shape of a quadrangular pyramid whose width and height gradually increase in t... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4465029 | Reinforced crankcase for an internal combustion engine with a balancer shaft An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft and a balancer shaft. The shafts are rotationally linked to one another, and the crankshaft is linked to a piston. The shafts carry weights to minimize the vibrations caused by the reciprocating motion o... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4453509 | Internal combustion engine with bearing beam structure An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder barrels and a plurality of bearing sections for the journals of a crankshaft; a bearing beam structure and including a plurality of main bearing cap sections each of w... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4428338 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine whose engine unit support, comprising such sound-generating parts as cylinders, cylinder head, piston rods, crankshaft bearings, crankshaft, is provided with a bracket of at least two arms at least at its output end. This bra... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4412516 | Low-noise level internal combustion engine An endless ridge extends along the peripheral portion of each of opposed sides of a cylinder block in a manner to enclose the major portion of the side a soundproof board is sealingly mounted to the ridge in a manner to cover at least the major portion en... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4377374 | Spring actuated piston pump A spring actuated piston pump for use in lubricating the bearings of a turbo-charger rotor, both on starting and stopping an associated internal combustion engine. The pump has a piston-and cylinder combination the piston of which is spring-urged towards ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4338889 | Low-noise level internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine the power generating parts mainly responsible for body resonance and sound vibration such as the crankshaft (3), cylinder block and cylinder head (35) are combined in a power unit which is supported in the crankcase (4) on... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4324208 | Internal combustion engine with a sound insulating casing An internal combustion engine surrounded, at least in part, by a sound insulating casing. The casing is closed to the atmosphere with the exception of an inlet opening for receiving air for combustion in the engine. An air filter is coupled to the inlet o... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4313405 | Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine comprising a crankshaft (7) and crankshaft main bearings (6), an engine unit support (1) which supports the crankshaft main bearings, and a cylinderhead (3) mounted on the engine unit support (1), which are engine parts di... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4278055 | Low-noise-level internal combustion Vee-engines Low-noise-level internal combustion Vee-engine with a skeletal engine unit support and the cylinder head mounted thereon, auxiliary units rigidly connected to the skeletal engine unit support and the cylinder head, an engine case surrounding the engine un... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4257368 | Sound insulated internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a plurality of air intake conduits, air intake nipples, an air filter operatively coupled to the air intake conduits, a sound insulating capsule covering the engine, and at least one inlet opening in the capsule for admit... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257369 | Internal combustion engine equipped with noise control device An engine of a motor vehicle is equipped with a sound-insulating cover which is secured to a portion of an engine proper to surround the engine proper. An oil pan filled with engine oil is hermetically connected to the bottom portion of the sound-insulati... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4213439 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine comprises an engine unit support which contains the engine parts directly affected by body resonance (cylinderhead, cylinder, piston, connecting rod, crankshaft main bearing, and crankshaft) and a crankcase connected to the e... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4209209 | Fabricated engine main bearing caps Constructions for fabricated sheet metal engine main bearing caps are disclosed having certain common features including provision of a bearing flange member formed from a single sheet and a supporting base member which is fabricated from at least one for... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4188924 | Internal combustion engine ventilation A ventilation system for an encapsulated internal combustion engine providing a reduction in short-circuit air flow from the pressure side to the suction side of the ventilation radial fan.... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4186714 | Sound insulated internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has an engine block, an oil pan and a sound insulating capsule shrouding the engine block. The engine block and the oil pan have circumferential mounting faces oriented towards one another. A mounting arrangement includes a s... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4149512 | Internal combustion engine having a noise deadening shroud An internal combustion engine having a sound-deadening shroud surrounding the engine block and connected to latter with the interposition of anti-vibration means. An exhaust plant through which combustion gases are connected is arranged external of the sh... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4122820 | Engine cover and air cleaner support A cover is provided for an engine which has first and second spaced-apart portions and an air cleaner. The cover has a middle portion, first and second opposed side portions, and first and second opposed end portions. The side and end portions are connect... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4080945 | Structure of V type internal combustion engine A construction for V type internal combustion engines having a pair of banks arranged in a V shaped form. An intake duct is composed of a metal sheet bottom portion and a metal sheet body formed with an intake passage both of which are coupled to each oth... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4071008 | Low-noise-level internal combustion engine Low-noise-level internal combustion engine with an engine unit support and a cylinder head mounted thereon, auxiliary units rigidly connected to the engine unit support and the cylinder head, an engine case surrounding the engine unit support and connecte... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4027644 | Isolated engine cover The disclosure illustrates an isolated rocker arm cover for an internal combustion engine. An elongated continuous elastomeric seal element extends from a groove around the periphery of the rocker arm cover. Spring loaded fastener assemblies resiliently h... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3941114 | Cylinder-crankcase structure of cast housing elements connected in series A cylinder-crankcase for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with a V-arrangement of the cylinders, which consists of welded-together cast housing elements that are connected in series in a building-block-like manner; each of the housing elements ... | 03/02/1976 |
