Crankshaft counterweights
US5195398A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2183
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crankshaft for a V-type engine including crankshaft counterweights which are angularly aligned with respect to the crank arms and sized to reduce the weight of the crankshaft and facilitate lubrication of the crankshaft main journals supported in the main bearings.
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