Encased internal combustion engine, in particular for an automobile
Patent 4244438 Issued on January 13, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 29, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 29, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3112810 3782496 Motor vehicle having sound-suppressing engine enclosure Sound abatement device for internal combustion engine Apparatus for supporting an internal combustion engine Patent #: 4151822 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/042791 filed on 05/29/1979US Classes:181/204, Internal-combustion engine123/198E, Covers, trays, vibrators, corrosion inhibitors, air filters181/207Mechanical vibration attenuatorExaminersPrimary: Hix, L. T.Assistant: Fuller, Benjamin R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF02B 77/13 (20060101)F02B 77/11 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1978-06-15 DEAbstractAn internal combustion engine for an automobile is encased in a sound-insulating casing and is mounted on a frame of the automobile via sound-proofing suspensions. The wall of the casing extends around the suspensions, at which point the casing is supported on the frame by means of casing wall portions. These casing wall portions are acoustically insulated from the remainder of the casing wall by sound-insulating intermediate layers, e.g. by flat, elastic, annular sealing rings. | |
