Cylinder block with a component mounting apron
AssigneePerkins Engines Company Limited
InventorHoward J. Lawrence
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Abstract
A cylinder block assembly for an engine comprises a cylinder block having a sidewall provided with apron attachment points and an apron mountable on the sidewall. The apron is adapted to receive engine components and comprises a tray-like cover which is dimensioned to substantially conform with the side of the cylinder block, thereby avoiding the need to machine the cylinder block to receive engine components. A cylinder block may be customized by the provision of an apron having appropriate components attached to the cylinder block, so that a single cylinder block can be used for a number of different engines.
Claims18
A cylinder block assembly for an engine comprising:
- a cylinder block having a sidewall provided with apron attachment points, said cylinder block including an array of cylinders arranged in a direction alone a length of the cylinder block;
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- an apron mountable on the sidewall, said apron extending substantially in the direction of said array of cylinders and being adapted to receive engine components, said apron comprising a tray-like cover.
A cylinder block assembly for an engine comprising:
- a cylinder block having a sidewall provided with apron attachment points;
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- an apron mountable on the sidewall, said apron being adapted to receive engine components, said apron comprising a tray-like cover,
- wherein the attachment points are adhesive attachment points including adhesive receiving ribs formed on the cylinder block.
A method of fabricating an engine including a cylinder block comprising the steps of:
- providing apron attachment points on a sidewall of the cylinder block, said cylinder block including an array of cylinders arranged in a direction along a length of the cylinder block;
- selecting and attaching an apron to the sidewall of the cylinder block, said apron extending substantially in the direction of said array of cylinders and comprising a tray-like cover;
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- mounting at least one engine component on the apron.
A method of fabricating a plurality of customized engines, each of said customized engines having a different arrangement of engine components, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a common cylinder block for said customized engines, said cylinder block having apron attachment points on a sidewall thereof;
- selecting, from a plurality of customized aprons, a customized apron corresponding to the customized engine to be fabricated;
- attaching said customized apron to the sidewall of the cylinder block;
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- mounting at least one engine component corresponding to the customized engine to be fabricated on said customized apron.
An apron for mounting to a sidewall of a cylinder block of an engine, said cylinder block including an array of cylinders arranged in a direction along a length of the cylinder block, the apron comprising a tray-like cover mountable on the sidewall substantially in the direction of said array of cylinders, wherein the apron is adapted to receive engine components.
A cylinder block assembly for an engine comprising:
- a cylinder block having a sidewall provided with apron attachment points, said cylinder block including an array of cylinders arranged in a direction along a length of the cylinder block;
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- an apron mountable on the sidewall, the apron being adapted to receive engine components at various positions along said length of the cylinder block, said apron being dimensioned to substantially conform with the sidewall of the cylinder block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.