Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cast dual wall bulkhead with integral oil drain
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Application No.: US15815439Application Date: 2017-11-16
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Publication No.: US10578051B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Aaron S. Quinton , John Jerl Purcell, III , Nathaniel Hassall , Derek Ferguson
- Applicant: CUMMINS IP, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Cummins IP, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins IP, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F02F7/00
- IPC: F02F7/00 ; B22C9/24 ; B22D25/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for a cylinder block having one or more bulkheads. The bulkheads provide a dual-wall structure that may enhance the stiffness of the cylinder block in bending and torsion. The bulkheads may also provide an oil drain to allow oil to directly drain through a hollow core of the bulkhead. An overflow outlet may be formed in an inner wall of a bulkhead. In some implementations, a cylinder block with bulkheads may increase an oil capacity of an engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180073463A1 CAST DUAL WALL BULKHEAD WITH INTEGRAL OIL DRAIN Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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