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US4703724A
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Engine balancing device with a lubricant side discharge
Assignee: Chrysler Motors Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-29
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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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
- 👤 Robert G. Stach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 08:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/22; F16F15/26; F16F15/264; F16F15/265; F01; F01M; F01M1/00; F01M1/02; F01M2001/0253; F01M2001/0276; F02; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1816; F02B67/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19991; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2173; Y10T74/2185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
281 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with parallel cylinder bores, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft therein and 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 with axes extending in parallel through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting into the apertures thereby supporting the shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the axes of the balance shafts in parallel with the crankshaft axis; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures and means for discharging oil from the interior of the housing; the oil discharge means including an eccentric portion of the balance shaft offset from the axis of the balance shaft within the housing interior and with bottom and side wall portions of the housing closely spaced with relation to the eccentric portion during a part of each shaft rotation whereby lubricating oil over the bottom portion is moved with the eccentric portion upward and along the side wall portion; aperture means formed through the side wall portion above the oil level stored in the engine for receiving the flow of upwardly moved oil and directing it laterally from the housing interior.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
281 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with parallel cylinder bores, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft therein and 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 with axes extending in parallel through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting into the apertures thereby supporting the shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the axes of the balance shafts in parallel with the crankshaft axis; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures and means for discharging oil from the interior of the housing; the oil discharge means including an eccentric portion of the balance shaft offset from the axis of the balance shaft within the housing interior and with bottom and side wall portions of the housing closely spaced with relation to the eccentric portion during a part of each shaft rotation whereby lubricating oil over the bottom portion is moved with the eccentric portion upward and along the side wall portion; aperture means formed through the side wall portion above the oil level stored in the engine for receiving the flow of upwardly moved oil and directing it laterally from the housing interior.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
302 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with parallel cylinder bores, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft therein 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, comprisig: 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 with axes extending in parallel through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting into the apertures thereby supporting the shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the axes of the balance shafts extending in parallel to the crankshaft axis; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures thereby causing oil to collect in the housing at a level higher than a bottom surface, means for discharging oil from the housing interior; the oil discharge means including an eccentric portion of the balance shaft offset from the axis of the shaft and bottom and side wall portions of the housing closely spaced with relation to the eccentric portion during part of each shaft rotation; the eccentric portion defining an elongated leading edge portion whereby lubricating oil on the bottom surface of the housing interior is moved with the rotating balance shaft in an upward direction along the side wall portion; aperture means formed in the side wall portion above the oil level stored in the engine for receiving the upwardly moved oil and for directing the oil from the housing interior.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
302 words
For an internal combustion engine having an engine block with parallel cylinder bores, pistons, connecting rods and a crankshaft therein 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, comprisig: 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 with axes extending in parallel through the hollow interior with adjacent end portions projecting into the apertures thereby supporting the shafts for rotation in the housing; the housing being supported by the block and beneath the crankshaft and with the axes of the balance shafts extending in parallel to the crankshaft axis; means for oil lubricating the shaft mounting apertures thereby causing oil to collect in the housing at a level higher than a bottom surface, means for discharging oil from the housing interior; the oil discharge means including an eccentric portion of the balance shaft offset from the axis of the shaft and bottom and side wall portions of the housing closely spaced with relation to the eccentric portion during part of each shaft rotation; the eccentric portion defining an elongated leading edge portion whereby lubricating oil on the bottom surface of the housing interior is moved with the rotating balance shaft in an upward direction along the side wall portion; aperture means formed in the side wall portion above the oil level stored in the engine for receiving the upwardly moved oil and for directing the oil from the housing interior.
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