Reciprocating piston engine with harmonic balancing and method of making same
US6263853A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/264
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reciprocating piston engine with a crankshaft received in bearings includes a second-order harmonic balancer (Lanchester balancer) with one or more shafts received in bearings located in a crankshaft housing of the bearings of crankshaft and/or the bearings of the Lanchester shafts are made of at least one upper bearing part and a lower bearing part. At least the flange surfaces of the upper bearing parts and lower bearing parts have a fracture surface formed by cracking.
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