Stabilized engine casting core assembly, method for making an engine body, and engine body formed thereby

US9856818B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9856818-B2
Application numberUS-201314646348-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 26, 2013
Priority dateNov 27, 2012
Publication dateJan 2, 2018
Grant dateJan 2, 2018

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An engine block assembly and method manufacturing an engine block assembly and related components. A casted engine block assembly includes a cylinder block portion. The cylinder block portion includes a plurality of cylinder block openings disposed therein, a cylinder block flange portion positioned at a top of the cylinder block portion and a cylinder block crankcase portion disposed at a base of the cylinder block. The cylinder block flange portion is configured for coupling the cylinder block to a cylinder head. The cylinder block portion includes a plurality of cylinder block walls extending between the cylinder block flange portion and the cylinder block crankcase portion and positioned about the plurality of cylinder block openings. The cylinder block walls house a plurality of internal channels. The plurality of cylinder block walls are void of enclosed openings extending through at least one of the cylinder block walls in the plurality of cylinder block walls.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of casting an engine block, the method comprising: providing a mold for the engine block, the mold including a plurality of cylinder barrel core sections, each cylinder barrel core section of the plurality of cylinder barrel core sections including at least one curved protrusion protruding radially outward from a cylinder barrel core section wall, formed directly on and extending circumferentially about at least a portion of a circumferential…

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What does patent US9856818B2 cover?
An engine block assembly and method manufacturing an engine block assembly and related components. A casted engine block assembly includes a cylinder block portion. The cylinder block portion includes a plurality of cylinder block openings disposed therein, a cylinder block flange portion positioned at a top of the cylinder block portion and a cylinder block crankcase portion disposed at a base…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cummins Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02F7/0007. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 02 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).