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US4538481A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

First-order balancer of internal combustion engine

Assignee: Kanadevia Corp
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Filing: 1984-07-19
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Granted: 1985-09-03
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Expires: 2004-07-19
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Abstract

Abstract The present application discloses a first-order balancer of an internal combustion engine comprising forward-rotating fly-wheels fitted on both ends of a shaft and allowed to rotate in the same direction as said shaft, backward-rotating fly-wheels fitted respectively on said both forward-rotating fly-wheels and allowed to rotate in the opposite direction from said both forward-rotating fly-wheels, forward-rotational counterweights placed on said both forward-rotating fly-wheels, and backward-rotational counterweights placed on said both backward-rotating fly-wheels and having a different weight from said both forward-rotational counterweights. According to the first-order balancer of an internal combustion engine of the present invention, vertical and horizontal first-order unbalanced moments arising in an internal combustion engine may be simultaneously balanced.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michio Ohta
  • 👤 Sakito Kamei
  • 👤 Kazumi Aoki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C3/00; F16C3/04; F16C3/20; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/22; F16F15/26; F16F15/264; F02; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1816; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2173; Y10T74/2183

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A first order balancer of an internal combustion engine including a crank shaft having first and second ends comprising: first and second forward rotating flywheels respectively fitted on said first and second ends of said crank shaft and allowed to rotate in the same direction as said crank shaft; first and second backward rotating flywheels respectively disposed outside of each of said first and second ends of said crank shaft and coaxially therewith; first bevel gear mechanism disposed at said first end of said crank shaft between said first forward rotating flywheel and said first backward rotating flywheel, and second bevel gear mechanism disposed at said second end of said shaft between said second forward rotating flywheel and said second backward rotating flywheel, said first and second bevel gear mechanisms adapted to rotate said backward rotating flywheels in a direction opposite from a direction of said forward rotating flywheels; first and second forward rotational counterweights disposed respectively on said first and second forward rotating flywheels; and first and second backward rotational counterweights respectively disposed on said first and second backward rotating flywheels said backward rotation counterweights having a different weight from said forward rotational counterweights.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A first order balancer of an internal combustion engine including a crank shaft having first and second ends comprising: first and second forward rotating flywheels respectively fitted on said first and second ends of said crank shaft and allowed to rotate in the same direction as said crank shaft; first and second backward rotating flywheels respectively disposed outside of each of said first and second ends of said crank shaft and coaxially therewith; first bevel gear mechanism disposed at said first end of said crank shaft between said first forward rotating flywheel and said first backward rotating flywheel, and second bevel gear mechanism disposed at said second end of said shaft between said second forward rotating flywheel and said second backward rotating flywheel, said first and second bevel gear mechanisms adapted to rotate said backward rotating flywheels in a direction opposite from a direction of said forward rotating flywheels; first and second forward rotational counterweights disposed respectively on said first and second forward rotating flywheels; and first and second backward rotational counterweights respectively disposed on said first and second backward rotating flywheels said backward rotation counterweights having a different weight from said forward rotational counterweights.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-09-02 1989-03-04 1989-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-09-02 1993-03-04 1993-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-09-02 1997-03-04 1997-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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