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Sound insulated internal combustion engine
Assignee: Volkswagen AG
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Filing: 1978-10-18
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Granted: 1980-02-05
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Expires: 1998-10-18
Abstract
Abstract An internal combustion engine has an engine block, an oil pan and a sound insulating capsule shrouding the engine block. The engine block and the oil pan have circumferential mounting faces oriented towards one another. A mounting arrangement includes a sound dampening intermediate layer situated between the mounting faces for a noise-dampened connection of the oil pan with the engine block and with a lower terminal zone of the capsule. The oil pan is held by the lower terminal zone of the capsule and the capsule is supported by a component other than the internal combustion engine. The intermediate layer is constituted by a gasket which has at least one fold to take up relative motions between the engine block and the oil pan during operation of the internal combustion engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Hermann Danckert
- 👤 Michael Willmann
- 👤 Egon Wundrak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:06
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B77/00; F02B77/11; F02B77/13; F01; F01M; F01M11/00; F01M11/0004; F01M2011/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
In an internal combustion engine having an engine block, an oil pan and a sound insulating capsule shrouding the engine block; the engine block and the oil pan having circumferential mounting faces oriented towards one another; mounting means including a sound dampening intermediate layer situated between said mounting faces for a noise-dampened connection of said oil pan with said engine block and with a lower terminal zone of the capsule; the improvement comprising means for attaching said oil pan to said lower terminal zone of said capsule; further wherein said capsule is supported by a component other than the internal combustion engine and wherein said intermediate layer is constituted by a gasket having at least one fold to take up relative motions between said engine block and said oil pan during operation of the internal combution engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
In an internal combustion engine having an engine block, an oil pan and a sound insulating capsule shrouding the engine block; the engine block and the oil pan having circumferential mounting faces oriented towards one another; mounting means including a sound dampening intermediate layer situated between said mounting faces for a noise-dampened connection of said oil pan with said engine block and with a lower terminal zone of the capsule; the improvement comprising means for attaching said oil pan to said lower terminal zone of said capsule; further wherein said capsule is supported by a component other than the internal combustion engine and wherein said intermediate layer is constituted by a gasket having at least one fold to take up relative motions between said engine block and said oil pan during operation of the internal combution engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
An internal combustion engine as defined in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said gasket has a generally E-shaped cross section including a center web formed by said fold and two outer webs flanking the center web and constituting flanges being connected, respectively, with the mounting face of said engine block and said oil pan.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
An internal combustion engine as defined in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said gasket has an asymmetrical cross section having the shape of a deformed E, including a center web formed by said fold and two outer webs flanking said center web and being offset with respect to one another; said outer webs constituting flanges being connected, respectively, with the mounting face of said engine block and said oil pan.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An internal combustion engine as defined in claim 2, wherein one of said flanges is clamped between said mounting face of said oil pan and said lower terminal zone of said capsule.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An internal combustion engine as defined in claim 3, wherein one of said flanges is clamped between said mounting face of said oil pan and said lower terminal zone of said capsule.
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