V-Type internal combustion engine
US3978828A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1972 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 1992 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C3/06
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A V-8 internal combustion engine has its two cylinder banks disposed at an included angle of 65.degree. and each adjacent pair of crankpins of a two-plane, counterweighted crankshaft displaced at an angle of 25.degree. with respect to each other. Sharp edges initially formed at diametrically opposed intersections of each pair of crankpins are ground-off to form an S-shaped blended surface area thereat for reducing stress concentrations.
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