Support arrangement for the crankcase of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJens Hilbig, Karsten Tremper, Michael Kämpfner, Volker Cornelius
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Abstract
A support arrangement for the open area of a crankcase facing an oil pan in an internal combustion engine has a plate-like component which is attached to the crankcase walls by lugs, thereby reinforcing the housing, and contains integral bearings rotatably supporting a balance shaft.
Claims15
A support arrangement for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine comprising a support component mounted in an open area of a crankcase containing a crank mechanism of an internal combustion engine opposite an oil pan retained on the crankcase and extending in both the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction of the crankcase, and a balance shaft rotatably supported between the support component and the oil pan which is at least partially enclosed by an arched projection of the support component, wherein the support component has a plate configuration and substantially separates the open area of the crankcase from the oil pan, and wherein the support component is attached only to a flange of the crankcase surrounding the open area of the crankcase by a plurality of detachable connections, and the balance shaft is supported in bearing blocks which are integral with the support component.
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