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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher K. Palazzolo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Darren Sipila, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Steven Poe, Canton, MI (US);
Phil Damian Cierpial, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Changsheng Gan, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/10 (2006.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01); B22D 19/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/18 (2006.01); F02F 1/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/20 (2006.01); F16C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/0021 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 1/10 (2013.01); F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/03 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F02F 7/0012 (2013.01); F02F 7/0053 (2013.01); F02F 7/0068 (2013.01); F02F 7/0073 (2013.01); F02F 7/0085 (2013.01); B22D 19/0009 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0079 (2013.01); F02B 2075/1816 (2013.01); F02F 1/108 (2013.01); F02F 1/20 (2013.01); F02F 7/0007 (2013.01); F05C 2201/021 (2013.01); F16C 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structural frame is provided. The structural frame includes a bottom surface, first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces, the first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces positioned above the bottom surface at a height that is above a centerline of a crankshaft support included in a cylinder block when the structural frame is coupled to the cylinder block.