US4436061A
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Automotive internal combustion engine
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-11-10
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2001-11-10
Abstract
Abstract An automotive internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder head having at its bottom surface two oppositely disposed projections which extend along the length of the cylinder head, and a cylinder block without an upper block deck, having two water jacket walls which are oppositely disposed to interpose therebetween a plurality of cylinder sections. The upper end part of the cylinder block fits inbetween the two projections of the cylinder head, thereby effectively preventing the cylinder block upper end part from vibrating.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshimasa Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:34
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/26; F02F1/36; F02F1/38; F01; F01P; F01P3/00; F01P3/02; F02F7/00; F02F7/0065; F02F7/008; F02F2001/241; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
An automotive internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder head having at its bottom surface two oppositely disposed projections which extend along the length of said cylinder head; a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder sections, each being formed therein with an engine cylinder bore, and two water jacket walls which are oppositely disposed to interpose therebetween said cylinder sections, each water jacket wall being separate at its upper-most part from each cylinder section and forming therebetween a water jacket, the upper end part containing the water jacket wall upper-most part of said cylinder block having a contacting surface fitting inbetween said two projections of said cylinder head to form a tight contact therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
An automotive internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder head having at its bottom surface two oppositely disposed projections which extend along the length of said cylinder head; a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder sections, each being formed therein with an engine cylinder bore, and two water jacket walls which are oppositely disposed to interpose therebetween said cylinder sections, each water jacket wall being separate at its upper-most part from each cylinder section and forming therebetween a water jacket, the upper end part containing the water jacket wall upper-most part of said cylinder block having a contacting surface fitting inbetween said two projections of said cylinder head to form a tight contact therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein each projection of said cylinder head is in the rectangular shape and is formed at its inner surface with a contactable surface which is contactable with the contacting surface of said water jacket wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein each projection of said cylinder head elongates generally throughout the length of said cylinder head.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein each projection of said cylinder head inacludes a plurality of aligned short projections which are located respectively in the vicinity of predetermined cylinder sections whose vibration levels are higher than those of the other cylinder sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacting surface of said water jacket wall elongates generally throughout the length of said cylinder block.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacting surface of said water jacket wall includes a plurality of short contactable surfaces which are located respectively in the vicinity of predetermined cylinder sections whose vibration levels are higher than those of the other cylinder sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cylinder head has a water passage formed therein which communicates with said water jacket of said cylinder block.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a head gasket disposed between the bottom surface of said cylinder head and the top surface of said cylinder block, and located between said two projections of said cylinder head, said head gasket having an opening through which said water passage of said cylinder head is in communication with said water jacket of said cylinder block.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of cylinder sections are integral with each other to form a cylinder row structure, in which said water jacket is formed along the periphery of said cylinder row structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An automotive internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cylinder block is made of a light alloy and produced by die-casting.
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