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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terrence L Stark, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308 23 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
Constructions for fabricated sheet metal engine main bearing caps are disclosed having certain common features including provision of a bearing flange member formed from a single sheet and a supporting base member which is fabricated from at least one formed metal sheet, with in an alternative embodiment the addition of separate pieces, to define spaced columns connected by dual webs and an end plate comprising a strong relatively light structure.