Patent · US Expired

Internal combustion engine with reinforced engine block

US5676105A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

9References

18Claims

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Assignee

FEV Motorentechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanitgesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Markus Schwaderlapp · Stolberg, DE
Christian Schoenherr · Aachen, DE
Thomas Wagner · Kerpen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 1995
Grant date	Oct 14, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2015

Classification

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

Abstract

A piston engine which includes an engine block composed of a base material. The engine which block has a cylinder block with at least one cylinder formed therein, a piston located in the cylinder, and a crankshaft connected to the piston and being mounted on crankshaft bearings disposed in a crankcase of the engine block. The engine further includes a plurality of reinforcing components connected to the walls of the engine block. The reinforcing components are composed of a component material that is different from the base material and has a higher modulus of elasticity than the base material.

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