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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventor:
Stephen D. Cofer, Jr., Sugar Grove, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 2360/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved engine crankshaft thrust bearing includes an arrangement in which the thrust bearing can be employed with a first type of crankshaft for a replacement engine block and also with a different, second type of crankshaft that can also be employed in the replacement engine block. The second type of crankshaft was previously used in the engine block being replaced.