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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. 19, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Heater, Milford, MI (US);
Charles R Dysarz, Dearborn, MI (US);
John V Counihan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 4174 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
An engine cylinder block having a shallow water jacket in either a V-type, in-line, or opposed engine configuration. The engine cylinder block further having an isolation chamber below the shallow water jacket forming a cavity between the cylinder bore walls and the outer engine block wall. Additionally, ventilation passages are located between the crankcase and isolation chamber through the upper crankcase plate.