Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cylinder block structure for engine
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Application No.: US16491945Application Date: 2018-02-13
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Publication No.: US10914206B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuura , Keisuke Yamaguchi , Kenta Honda
- Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Hiroshima
- Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hiroshima
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Priority: JP2017-065800 20170329
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/004866 WO 20180213
- International Announcement: WO2018/179926 WO 20181004
- Main IPC: F01M1/02
- IPC: F01M1/02 ; F01M11/02 ; F02F7/00 ; F02F1/20

Abstract:
This application discloses a cylinder block structure including: a cylinder block surrounding a cylinder array formed by a plurality of cylinders lined up in a first direction; a reinforcement plate including: a first fastening portion fastened to the cylinder block; and a second fastening portion fastened to the cylinder block at a position separated from the first fastening portion in a second direction that intersects with the first direction; and an oil pump that supplies oil to the cylinder block. The oil pump is fastened to the cylinder block together with the reinforcement plate. The reinforcement plate is interposed between the cylinder block and the oil pump, and has a length that is equal to or more than half of the cylinder array in the first direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200072099A1 CYLINDER BLOCK STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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