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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Meckl, Gresham, OR (US);
Gary A. Vrsek, San Diego, CA (US);
John Blacklock, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/28 (2006.01); F01B 7/14 (2006.01); F16C 9/02 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/28 (2013.01); F01B 7/14 (2013.01); F02F 7/0053 (2013.01); F16C 9/02 (2013.01); F16H 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A main bearing cap construction far a dual-crankshaft, opposed-piston engine has two sets of bolts in a cross-bolted configuration. In a dual-crankshaft opposed-piston engine with at least four main bearings, at least one of the main bearings will have a cap with two sets of bolts in a cross-bolted configuration. In addition to having a cross-bolted configuration, the main bearing cap configuration can have flanges to receive blind bolts and/or additional surface area to interface with the cylinder block.