Crankcase cover plate
US7201131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2011/0079
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a cover plate for obturating a crankcase of an internal combustion engine at the bottom end thereof, which cover plate includes suction areas for collecting engine lubricant and on which a balancing shaft is rotatably supported and driven by the crankshaft of the engine via a gear structure, a first gear pump is arranged at one end of the balancing shaft for pumping lubricant from a collection area at the one end of the balancing shaft and a second gear pump is disposed at the opposite end of the balancing shaft for pumping lubricant from the other collection area at the other end of the balancing shaft, each pump having one of its gears mounted on the balancing shaft.
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