US4677948A
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Lubricating system for an engine balancing device
Assignee: Chrysler Motors Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-29
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Granted: 1987-07-07
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Expires: 2006-05-29
Abstract
Abstract An engine balance device utilizing rotating balance shafts mounted in a housing means beneath the crankshaft and attached to the engine block by a plurality of legs spaced in the direction of the crankshaft axis to engage bearing journals located between cylinder bores. An oil pumping means evacuates oil from the housing means in cooperation with vacuum formation preventing air bleed means to the housing interior.
Inventors
- 👤 Cornell Candea
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:47
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/20; F01; F01M; F01M1/00; F01M1/12; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/22; F16F15/26; F16F15/264; F16F15/265; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1816; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/20; F02B67/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2173; Y10T74/2185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with cylinder bores therein, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft with the pistons and associated connecting rods movable in the parallel cylinder bores of the engine block when the crankshaft rotates thereby generating a periodic unbalance force with each half-rotation of the crankshaft, an improved balancing device to generate an opposing force to effectively cancel the unbalance forces of the pistons and connecting rods, comprising: the balancing device including a housing enclosure located beneath the crankshaft and block, the housing having a hollow interior and a pair of apertures at either end thereof; a pair of elongated balance shafts extending in parallelism through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting through the apertures thereby supporting the balance shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the balance shafts in parallelism with the crankshaft axis; means attached to the housing forming an enclosure having an interior enclosing adjacent end portions of the balance shafts which project from an end of the housing; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures and means for discharging oil from the interiors of the housing and the enclosure means; a vacuum breaking air bleed means in an upper portion of the enclosure means for facilitating the discharge of oil from the enclosure interior.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with cylinder bores therein, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft with the pistons and associated connecting rods movable in the parallel cylinder bores of the engine block when the crankshaft rotates thereby generating a periodic unbalance force with each half-rotation of the crankshaft, an improved balancing device to generate an opposing force to effectively cancel the unbalance forces of the pistons and connecting rods, comprising: the balancing device including a housing enclosure located beneath the crankshaft and block, the housing having a hollow interior and a pair of apertures at either end thereof; a pair of elongated balance shafts extending in parallelism through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting through the apertures thereby supporting the balance shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the balance shafts in parallelism with the crankshaft axis; means attached to the housing forming an enclosure having an interior enclosing adjacent end portions of the balance shafts which project from an end of the housing; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures and means for discharging oil from the interiors of the housing and the enclosure means; a vacuum breaking air bleed means in an upper portion of the enclosure means for facilitating the discharge of oil from the enclosure interior.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
231 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with cylinder bores therein, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft with the pistons and associated connecting rods movable in the parallel cylinder bores of the engine block when the crankshaft rotates thereby generating a periodic unbalance force with each half-rotation of the crankshaft, an improved balancing device to generate an opposing force to effectively cancel the unbalance forces of the pistons and connecting rods, comprising: the balancing device including a housing enclosure located beneath the crankshaft and block, the housing having a hollow interior and a pair of apertures at either end thereof; a pair of elongated balance shafts extending in parallelism through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting through the apertures thereby supporting the balance shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the balance shafts extending in parallelism to the crankshaft axis; a cup-shaped hollow enclosure attached to one end of the housing and covering the ends of the shafts extending through the housing apertures; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures thereby causing oil to collect in the housing and enclosure interior; means for discharging oil from the housing and enclosure interiors; an air bleed opening in an upper portion of the enclosure whereby a flow inhibiting vacuum condition within the enclosure interior is prevented.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
231 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with cylinder bores therein, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft with the pistons and associated connecting rods movable in the parallel cylinder bores of the engine block when the crankshaft rotates thereby generating a periodic unbalance force with each half-rotation of the crankshaft, an improved balancing device to generate an opposing force to effectively cancel the unbalance forces of the pistons and connecting rods, comprising: the balancing device including a housing enclosure located beneath the crankshaft and block, the housing having a hollow interior and a pair of apertures at either end thereof; a pair of elongated balance shafts extending in parallelism through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting through the apertures thereby supporting the balance shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the balance shafts extending in parallelism to the crankshaft axis; a cup-shaped hollow enclosure attached to one end of the housing and covering the ends of the shafts extending through the housing apertures; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures thereby causing oil to collect in the housing and enclosure interior; means for discharging oil from the housing and enclosure interiors; an air bleed opening in an upper portion of the enclosure whereby a flow inhibiting vacuum condition within the enclosure interior is prevented.
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