Crank case having an oil separation wall
US6394058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2075/1808
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an internal-combustion engine, in particular for motorcycles, with a crankshaft (24) which is arranged in a crankcase (10, 14) and which is connected by way of connecting rods (20, 22) to pistons arranged so as to be movable in cylinders (16, 18), with an oil sump (12) which is situated below the crankcase (10) and from which the lubricating oil is conveyed to the consumer devices by way of an oil pump (60), and with means for returning the lubricating oil from the consumer devices to the oil sump (12). It is proposed that, in order to separate the oil taken up in particular by the crankshaft (24), a part of the crankcase (10) adjacent to the crankshaft (24) has a wall portion (26a to d) which extends parallel to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft (24) and the outline of which is adapted to the enveloping curves of the crankshaft webs (27, 28) and/or the connecting rods (20, 22).A rapid return of the lubricating oil to the oil sump is made possible by this step.
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