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Main bearing cap for internal combustion engines

US5203854A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1991
Grant dateApr 20, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05C2251/042
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A main bearing cap for an internal combustion engine consists of an aluminum alloy with a steel core (6). The cap has a supporting surface (2) for the bearing shell (3). The supporting surface is the outer surface of a 3 mm thick aluminum layer (10) outside the steel core.

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