Casting of engine blocks
US6527040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C9/103
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In assembly of engine block mold package, a water jacket slab core is assembled on a barrel crankcase core having a plurality of barrels on which cylinder bore liners are positioned. Some of the barrels include a core print on a distal end thereof. The water jacket slab core includes a plurality of core prints each in mating relation with a respective barrel core print and a plurality of bore liner positioning surfaces that each engage a respective distal end of a respective cylinder bore liner when the water jacket slab core is assembled on the barrels.
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