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Marine propulsion internal combustion engine

US5088344A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1990
Grant dateFeb 18, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7056
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine comprising an engine block, a crankshaft rotatably supported by the block and including an axis, a first portion which is cylindrical in shape, which is concentric with the axis, and which has a uniform radius, and a second portion extending from the first portion in concentric relation thereto and having a radius less than the radius of the first portion to define a radially extending shoulder on the first portion, a flywheel including a surface engaging the shoulder, and a central aperture receiving the second portion of the crankshaft and having a radius less then the radius of the first portion, and bolts extending through the flywheel and into the first portion of the crankshaft for securing the flywheel to the crankshaft.

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