US 12,480,438 B2 · Internal combustion engine including through-bolt aperture and single through-bolt

Abstract

An internal combustion engine includes a first cylinder block, a first head, a first overhead structure, a second cylinder block, a second head, a second overhead structure, a first through-bolt aperture, and a first through-bolt. The first head is in contact with the first cylinder block. The first overhead structure is in contact with the first head opposite the first cylinder block. The second cylinder block is in contact with the first cylinder block opposite the first head. The second head is in contact with the second cylinder block opposite the first cylinder block. The second overhead structure is in contact with the second head opposite the second cylinder block. The first through-bolt aperture is defined through the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, the second head, and the second overhead structure.

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Dependent claims

An internal combustion engine comprising:

a first cylinder block;
a first head in contact with the first cylinder block;
a first overhead structure in contact with the first head opposite the first cylinder block;
a second cylinder block in contact with the first cylinder block opposite the first head;
a second head in contact with the second cylinder block opposite the first cylinder block;
a second overhead structure in contact with the second head opposite the second cylinder block;
a first through-bolt aperture defined through the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, the second head, and the second overhead structure;
and
a first through-bolt extending through the first through-bolt aperture and coupling the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, the second head, and the second overhead structure.

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An internal combustion engine comprising:

a first cylinder block;
a first head in contact with the first cylinder block;
a first overhead structure in contact with the first head opposite the first cylinder block;
a second cylinder block in contact with the first cylinder block opposite the first head;
a second head in contact with the second cylinder block opposite the first cylinder block;
a first through-bolt aperture defined through the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, and the second head;
a first through-bolt extending through the first through-bolt aperture and coupling the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, and the second head;
a second through-bolt aperture defined through the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, and the second head;
and
a second through-bolt extending through the second through-bolt aperture and coupling the first overhead structure, the first head, the first cylinder block, the second cylinder block, and the second head.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Internal combustion engine including through-bolt aperture and single through-bolt

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Internal combustion engine including through-bolt aperture and single through-bolt

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Abstract

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