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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:
Oct. 28, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F / ; F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A reciprocating piston internal combustion engine comprises an integrally formed or cast engine block having an upper half of main bearings for receiving the journal of a crankshaft, a bearing support frame secured to the bottom portion of the engine block and having a lower half of the main bearings, and a sound-insulating cover secured to the outer surface of the engine block to cover the lower part of the engine block, so that the engine noise and vibration can be effectively decreased.