Patent · US Expired

Internal combustion engine

US6223702A · kind A · utility

14Cited by

21References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Karl-Jorg Achenbach · Breidenbach, DE
Ulrich Bertsch · Burgstetten, DE
Jochen Betsch · Waiblingen, DE
Thomas Hardt · Waiblingen, DE
Hubert Schnupke · Stuttgart, DE
Gunther Zoll · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 1999
Grant date	May 1, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02F1/10
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an internal combustion engine comprising an engine block consisting of a crankcase, at least one cylinder sleeve extending from the crankcase and a coolant jacket disposed around the cylinder sleeve or sleeves and a cylinder head mounted on the engine block, the coolant jacket is a separate component consisting of a material lighter than the normally used cast iron jacket and is firmly engaged between the crankcase and the cylinder head which is mounted onto the cylinder sleeve or sleeves.

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