Crankshaft supporting structure for multicylinder internal combustion engines
A crankshaft supporting structure for a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine is described, comprising, journal walls extending laterally across the cylinder block and being longitudinally spaced along the crankshaft, a recess formed in each journal wall with inwardly and downwardly facing first mating surfaces at an upper extremity of the recess. The cylinder block has skirt portions extending downwardly from the recesses on each lateral end of the journal walls, a bearing cap mounted in the recess in each journal wall and having means cooperating with the journal wall for rotatably supporting the crankshaft, each bearing cap having outwardly and upwardly facing first mating surfaces for engaging the journal wall first mating surfaces, mating inwardly facing vertical surfaces on each skirt portion and outwardly facing vertical surfaces on each bearing cap, a longitudinally extending bridge, a pair of vertical bolts extending through the bridge and each bearing cap and threadedly engaging the journal wall, horizontal bolts extending through the skirt portions and threadedly engaging each lateral side of each bearing cap, and the bridge having a main oil gallery defined therein for passage of lubricating oil therethrough and communicating with lubricating oil passages formed through the bridge and the bearing caps for communicating oil to the crankshaft.
- Assignee:
- Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4721077
- OSTI ID:
- 5331329
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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