US6631702B2
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Internal combustion engine
Assignee: Volvo Car Corp
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Filing: 2002-11-04
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Granted: 2003-10-14
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Expires: 2022-11-04
Abstract
Abstract An internal combustion engine, comprising an engine block ( 1 ), a crankshaft rotatably journalled in the engine block and a transmission ( 2 ) mounted at one side of the engine block is disclosed. The transmission has an input shaft driven by the crankshaft and two concentrically journalled output shafts ( 11,14 ). One output shaft ( 11 ) is drivingly connected to an integrated starter/generator ( 3 ) while the other one ( 14 ) is connected to a chain sprocket ( 25 ) for a camshaft chain.
Inventors
- 👤 Andreas Tonnqvist
- 👤 Andrzej Zarowiecki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:08
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/24; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/06; B60K17/08; B60K6/26; B60K6/40; B60K6/42; B60K6/48; B60K6/485; F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/02; F01L1/022; F02; F02B; F02B63/00; F02B63/04; F02B67/00; F02B67/04; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/20; H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/18; H02K7/1807; H02K7/1815; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/182; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/905; Y10S903/906; Y10S903/951
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein said transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shaft being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein said transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft and said first and second input shafts have a common axis of rotation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein said transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shaft being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein said transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft and said first and second input shafts have a common axis of rotation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein said second output shaft is hollow and said first output shaft extends through said second output shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 2 , wherein end portions of said first output shaft are drivingly connected to at least a first and a second auxiliary unit while the second output shaft is coupled to at least one camshaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein said first and second output shafts have end portions facing one another, one of said end portions having an axial bore and the other one an axle stub which is journalled in the bore, the output shafts having end portions facing away from one another, each one adapted for driving an auxiliary unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 4 wherein at least one of said first and second output shafts is connected to at least one camshaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein said electrical machine is an integrated starter/generator which is drivingly connected to one of said first and second output shafts via an engageable and disenageable coupling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein said electrical machine is an integrated starter/generator which is drivingly connected to one of said first and second output shafts via an engageable and disenageable coupling.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 6 , wherein said coupling is a one-way coupling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
122 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein said electrical machine is connected to one of said first and second output shafts via a two-speed gearbox.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein said electrical machine is connected to one of said first and second output shafts via a two-speed gearbox.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
129 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also drivingly connected to an air conditioning compressor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
129 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also drivingly connected to an air conditioning compressor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
133 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also drivingly connected to a supercharger via an engageable and disengageable coupling.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
133 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also drivingly connected to a supercharger via an engageable and disengageable coupling.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
127 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block: and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also connected to an oil pump.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
127 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block: and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first output shaft driven by said input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit, wherein the transmission has a second output shaft, said first and second output shafts being driven with different speeds of rotation from the input shaft, at least one of said output shafts being connected to an electrical machine wherein the one of said first and second output shafts, which is connected to said electrical machine, is also connected to an oil pump.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
117 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first and a second output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving a first and a second auxiliary unit, the transmission being arranged at one side of the engine block so that one of said auxiliary units is located beside the engine block while the other of said auxiliary units extends above and past an end plane of the engine adapted for mounting an engine gearbox.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
117 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block; a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear wheel driven by said crankshaft and a first and a second output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving a first and a second auxiliary unit, the transmission being arranged at one side of the engine block so that one of said auxiliary units is located beside the engine block while the other of said auxiliary units extends above and past an end plane of the engine adapted for mounting an engine gearbox.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The internal combustion engine according to claim 12 , wherein said auxiliary unit located beside said engine block is an integrated starter/generator which is arranged relative to said engine block so that an upper portion thereof extends above an upper plane of said engine block.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
130 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block: a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear driven by the crankshaft, a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit and a second output shaft, one of said first and second output shafts being driven at a lower speed than the crankshaft speed and the other one with a speed higher than the crankshaft speed wherein the output shaft driven at said lower speed is drivingly connected to a camshaft transmission and the output shaft driven at said higher speed is drivingly connected to an electric machine.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
130 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine block: a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said engine block; and a transmission mounted at one side of said engine block, said transmission having an input shaft with an input gear wheel meshing with an output gear driven by the crankshaft, a first output shaft driven by the input shaft for driving at least one auxiliary unit and a second output shaft, one of said first and second output shafts being driven at a lower speed than the crankshaft speed and the other one with a speed higher than the crankshaft speed wherein the output shaft driven at said lower speed is drivingly connected to a camshaft transmission and the output shaft driven at said higher speed is drivingly connected to an electric machine.
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