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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Linamar Corporation, Guelph, CA;
Inventors:
Michael R Biga, Milford, MI (US);
Allen W Hale, Commerce, MI (US);
Jan Krassler, Zwickau, DE;
Mario Lindner, Chemnitz, DE;
Markus Haertel, Zwickau, DE;
Assignee:
Linamar Corporation, Guelph, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/26 (2006.01); F02B 75/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/267 (2013.01); F02B 75/06 (2013.01); F16F 15/268 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine balance shaft () for an internal combustion engine () is provided having reduced total mass and rotational inertia while having sufficient bending stiffness and sufficient unbalance mass. The balance shaft () is formed by fixedly coupling a counterweight (), a front bearing journal (), a rear bearing journal (), a tail piece (), and a nose piece () to a hollow tube (). The hollow tube () is hydroformed to expand the diameter of the tube and fasten the desired components to the tube ().