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US 11,952,924 B1Granted
Structural windage tray
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsRonald Yannone, Anthony J Denouden, Milorad A Kovac, Patrick Mutch
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Abstract
A windage tray for an engine including a first body having a first coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to an engine block. The first body having a second coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to a bearing cap. The first body having a third coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to a balance shaft module.
Claims15
A windage tray for an engine, the windage tray comprising:
- a first body having a first coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to an engine block, the first body having a second coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to a bearing cap, and the first body having a third coupling feature by which the first body is adapted to be coupled to a balance shaft module, wherein the third coupling feature includes one or more holes that extend perpendicular to at least one of the first coupling feature and the second coupling feature.
An engine assembly, comprising:
- an engine block having a first end, a second end spaced in a longitudinal direction from the front side, a left side extending between the first end and the second end and a right side extending between the first end and the second end and spaced in a lateral direction from the left side, where the lateral direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- a balance shaft module connected to the left side and the right side;
- a bearing cap attached to the engine block;
- and
- a windage tray including one or more first holes each of which receives a fastener that is coupled to the engine block, one or more second holes each of which receives a fastener coupled to the bearing cap, and one or more third holes, each of which receives a fastener coupled to the balance shaft module.
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An engine assembly, comprising:
- an engine block having a first end, a second end spaced in a longitudinal direction from the front side, a left side extending between the first end and the second end and a right side extending between the first end and the second end and spaced in a lateral direction from the left side, where the lateral direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- a balance shaft module connected to the left side and the right side;
- a bearing cap attached to the engine block;
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- a windage tray including one or more first holes each of which receives a fastener that is coupled to the engine block, one or more second holes each of which receives a fastener coupled to the bearing cap, and one or more third holes, each of which receives a fastener coupled to the balance shaft module, wherein the windage tray includes a first windage tray and a separate second windage tray spaced longitudinally from the first windage tray, wherein the second windage tray is coupled by fasteners to each of the engine block, the balance shaft module and at least one bearing cap that is separate from the at least one bearing cap to which the first windage tray is coupled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.