Engine deck extender
AssigneeP2P Services, LLC
InventorRyan Payne
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Abstract
An engine includes a block that includes a block cylinder, a block passage configured to receive a head bolt, and a block fluid passage. The engine also includes a deck extender coupled to the block, and the deck extender includes a deck cylinder configured to align with the block cylinder, a deck passage configured to align with the block passage, and a deck fluid passage configured to align with the block fluid passage. The engine further includes a cylinder liner coupled to the block and the deck extender via the block cylinder and the deck cylinder, and the cylinder liner includes a contiguous cylinder wall to form an engine cylinder. Moreover, the engine includes a cylinder head configured to couple to the deck extender.
Claims20
An engine comprising:
- a block comprising a block cylinder, a block passage configured to receive a head bolt, and a block fluid passage;
- a deck extender coupled to the block, wherein the deck extender comprises a deck cylinder configured to align with the block cylinder, a deck passage configured to align with the block passage, and a deck fluid passage configured to align with the block fluid passage;
- a cylinder liner coupled to the block and the deck extender via the block cylinder and the deck cylinder, wherein the cylinder liner comprises a contiguous cylinder wall to form an engine cylinder;
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- a cylinder head configured to couple to the deck extender.
A method for increasing a displacement of an engine, the method comprising:
- coupling a deck extender to a block of the engine, wherein the deck extender comprises a deck cylinder configured to align with a block cylinder of the block, a deck passage configured to align with a block passage of the block, and a deck fluid passage configured to align with a block fluid passage of the block;
- inserting a cylinder liner through the deck cylinder and the block cylinder to form an engine cylinder, wherein the cylinder liner comprises a contiguous wall;
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- coupling a cylinder head to the deck extender via a plurality of head bolts extending through the deck extender and into the block.
A device for increasing a displacement of an engine, the device comprising:
- a deck extender coupled to a block of the engine, wherein the deck extender comprises a deck cylinder configured to align with a block cylinder of the block, a deck passage configured to align with a block passage of the block, and a deck fluid passage configured to align with a block fluid passage of the block, and
- wherein the deck cylinder is configured to receive a cylinder liner that comprises a contiguous cylinder wall to form an engine cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.