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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798117 | Method for draining a fuel storage of a fuel-injected system and corresponding device The invention relates to a method for draining a fuel storage of an injection system of an internal combustion engine for an automobile, particularly a motor vehicle, having at least one injection valve. It is provided that the draining is carried out by means of su... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7384369 | Friction wheel drive associated with a unit belt drive of an internal combustion engine for a separate secondary unit A friction wheel drive for an internal combustion engine's a unit belt drive for a secondary unit includes a control system, a friction wheel that engages frictionally with an outer side of a belt in a wrap-around portion of a drive wheel of the internal combustion ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367328 | Four-cycle engine and motorcycle comprising four-cycle engine A four-cycle engine including an engine case configured to accommodate a crankshaft; a pump configured to suction air from an inner space of the engine case; and an air suction passage through which the inner space inner space of the engine case and the pump communi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363903 | Engine for a leisure vehicle An engine for a leisure vehicle including a crankcase having at least two crankcase portions, a plurality of main journal fastener bolts by which the two crankcase portions are coupled to each other such that a crankshaft is rotatably mounted between the two crankca... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7308882 | Oil feeding system of engine An oil feeding system of an engine equipped with a transmission configured to change a rotational speed of rotation of a crankshaft and to output the rotation, including an oil pump configured to be driven in cooperation with the rotation of the crankshaft, an oil p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7258095 | Oil supply apparatus for engine An oil supply apparatus for an engine includes an oil pan located beneath the engine to store oil therein, an oil pump mounted in the oil pan to pump the oil stored in the oil pan, and a chain-drive unit mounted between the oil pump and a crankshaft of the engine to... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240656 | Electric oil pump An object of the invention is to provide an electric oil pump with greatly improved operation, increased endurance, and extended service life of an Oldham's coupling connecting a drive shaft that rotates a rotor in a pump housing and a motor output shaft in a motor ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219645 | Oil pump for a motorcycle An oil pump for an engine having a first cam shaft and a second cam shaft. The oil pump includes a housing and a first pump assembly at least partially disposed within the housing. The first pump assembly includes a rotating element that is adapted to be directly dr... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213552 | Variable geometry camshaft The invention improves volumetric efficiency of the internal combustion engine. A suspended cam, 1, follows a limited arc of rotation about the axis of a drive gear, 3. A change in engine speed (r.p.m.) activates the hydraulic piston 8, and alte... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188601 | Oil pump for engine using gerotors having fully filtered oil flow The oil pump has a cam support plate attached to the engine block. The support plate has a pressure relief valve. An oil pump body assembly has a pair of gerotors on each side. The gerotors are attached to and driven by a shaft attached to the rear cam. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162985 | Two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors A two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors, which allows space saving in the direction of the width of the engine. A starboard side cylinder bank (RB) has a cylinder (34R) and a port side cylinder bank (LB) has a cylinder (34L). The first cyl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146960 | Engine shut down using fluid pump to control crankshaft stopping position Systems and methods for controlling stopping position of a crankshaft during shutdown of an internal combustion engine control a fluid pressure to control a corresponding drive torque of a fluid pump. Kinetic energy of the engine at shutdown may be used to control f... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7089905 | Lubricating structure for an engine A lubricating structure for an engine includes a crankcase for supporting a crankshaft formed from a pair of case halves coupled to each other along a mating plane extending along a plane perpendicular to an axial line of the crankshaft. An oil reservoir in a lower ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071590 | Coaxial dynamical system A coaxial dynamical system includes a motor having a transmission shaft, a dynamical transmission member rotatably connecting to the transmission shaft, and a magnetic driving mechanism connected between the transmission shaft and the dynamical transmission member. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066126 | Fuel supply system and method of direct fuel injection engine To perform fuel injection under fuel pressure as high as needed in an operation range of from cranking to self-sustaining operation via full expansion. A fuel supply fuel system for a direct fuel injection type internal combustion engine is provided with a hi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047931 | Control device for at least one consumer, such as a camshaft adjuster, automatic transmission and the like, of motor vehicles A control device for at least one consumer of a motor vehicle, having an engine and at least one pump for supplying a medium via at least one pressure line to the at least one consumer, is configured to supply the medium to the at least one consumer before the engin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7027911 | Apparatus for controlling engine rotation stop by estimating kinetic energy and stop position A control apparatus for an engine increases an intake air quantity just before engine stop to increase a compression pressure in a compression stroke. As the compression pressure is increased, a negative torque in the compression stroke increases and obstructs engin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025082 | On-board refueling system for vehicles An on-board refueling system for vehicles. The refueling system includes a coil reel and a fuel pump. The coil reel has a forward end and a rearward end, a handle proximate the forward end, and a nozzle attached to the forward end. The nozzle is configured to engage... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017546 | Dry sump oil tank assembly A tank assembly for a dry sump lubrication system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The tank assembly includes a tank having an upper tank portion and a lower tank portion. An interface assembly is disposed at the lower tank portion and is configured t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018178 | Variable displacement pump and control therefore for supplying lubricant to an engine A control system for a variable displacement pump. The control system is operably associated with an engine control unit for passively or actively controlling the output of the pump in response to signals from the engine control unit. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988590 | Oil delivery system A modular oil delivery system has a mount with at least one passage, a flange and a body depending from the flange. A mounting bracket is carried by the mount to support an oil pump having an oil outlet in fluid communication with at least one passage in the mount. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971966 | Belt damper A belt damper for a gear train is provided. An endless belt is wrapped around pulleys mounted to an idler gear and an output gear. The pulleys are mounted to splined shafts which are axially aligned with and connected to splined gear shafts on which the idler and ou... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935114 | System and method for starting an engine A system and method for starting an engine having a crankshaft is provided. Pressurized fluid is stored in an accumulator. A flow of pressurized fluid is released from the accumulator. The flow of pressurized fluid released from the accumulator is directed to a pump... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912987 | Drysump lubrication type engine A drysump lubrication type engine is integrally connected at a crankcase thereof with an oil tank. A magnet coil coaxially mounted on an extension line of a crankshaft is covered by the oil tank and accommodated between the oil tank and the engine. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6886509 | Hydraulic actuator for actuating a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a hydraulic actuator for actuating a gas exchange valve (1) of an internal combustion engine, which valve is especially closed by the effect of a spring. The actuator is configured by a feed pump (6) with intermittent and thus ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6871629 | Refrigeration system with low-fuel shutdown The present invention provides an apparatus and method of operating a refrigeration system. The apparatus and method includes providing a fuel pressure monitoring device that is disposed along a fuel line, automatically shutting down the engine if the fuel pressure ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868925 | Engine with integral actuator An engine with an integral actuator for a vehicle having an implement needing control. The engine includes a crank shaft, and a pump in a housing and an actuator that extends from the housing. The pump is operably connected to the crank shaft to produce a flow of fl... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6814044 | Integrated gear train oil pump An apparatus and method for pumping oil in a machine. The apparatus and method includes a first gear drivably connected to the machine, a second gear connected to the machine such that a set of teeth located on the first gear engage a set of teeth located on the sec... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807948 | Fuel feeder A discharge path for discharging static electricity generated in a fuel filter built in a fuel supply apparatus mounted in a tank is formed with accuracy. A housing container of a fuel filter 5 is formed by heat welding a main housing 6 and a lid housi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6786206 | Fuel pump drive system Disclosed is a fuel pump drive system which can change revolution ratio of an engine to a fuel pump to one-to-one without vast increase in cost, allowing the fuel pump to be smaller-sized fuel pump. The system has a conventional flywheel housing with a gear through ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6779496 | Pressure reservoir for exerting pressure on a hydraulic system, with which preferably a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is actuated A pressure reservoir is used to exert pressure on a hydraulic system with which, a gas exchange valve, for instance, of an internal combustion engine can be actuated. The pressure reservoir includes a housing and a piston that is prestressed in operation by a device... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769413 | Fuel injection pump A fuel injection pump includes a cam shaft (7) driving a plunger (4) and a feed pump (3) assembled therein for feeding fuel pressured by the plunger (4). A flange part (52) projecting radially is provided on the cam shaft (7... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6763795 | Outboard motor arrangement An arrangement for a four-cycle, direct injected engine for an outboard motor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the engine is a V-type engine comprising first and second cylinder banks. A high pressure fuel pump is actuated by an intake camshaft of the first bank of ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758184 | Method and apparatus for reducing oscillatory camshaft torque in an internal combustion engine A peristaltic piston pump driven by a dedicated pump cam disposed on a camshaft of an engine. A plurality of valve-opening cams are also disposed along the camshaft. The pump cam has a plurality of lobes equal in number to the number of valve cams and each pump lobe... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755174 | Internal-combustion engine having auxiliaries An internal-combustion engine, which is suitable for being installed in a motor vehicle, has auxiliaries including a generator and a water pump which are arranged on an exterior side of a housing structure of the internal-combustion engine. In order to construct the... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743063 | Dry sump engine for a small planing boat A mounting face of an oil pan is provided in the vicinity of the outside of a fastening bolt for fastening un upper case and a lower case of an engine that support a crankshaft when viewed from the bottom. A strainer is provided in the vicinity of the engaging surfa... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722860 | Oil pump mounting structure In mounting a crankshaft direct-driven oil pump to an engine, the oil pump is mounted to a cylinder block which supports a crankshaft, as well as an integral bearing cap in which bearing cap portions are connected to each other by beam portions. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719598 | System for lubricating engine for personal watercraft To provide a system for lubricating an engine for a personal watercraft, which is capable of simplifying an oil piping structure. An oil pump driven by a crankshaft of an engine and a relief valve for controlling a discharge pressure of the oil pump are provided in ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715460 | Lubrication system for snowmobile engine A snowmobile has an internal combustion engine that includes a lubrication system. The lubrication system includes a lubricant pump unit mounted in a crankcase chamber of the engine, a lubricant cooler, and a lubricant filter. The lubricant pump unit is mounted at a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6708664 | Auxiliary equipment in an engine A compact engine assembly employing an auxiliary shaft that drives engine accessories that are disposed on opposite sides of its rotational axis by separate flexible transmitters so as to reduce eccentric loading. Also, the drive pulleys for the accessories are disp... | 03/23/2004 |
