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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:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A cylinder block of a vertically oriented multicylinder engine includes a cylinder block structure which is configured to support a crankshaft in a vertical orientation. The cylinder block includes a cylinder head mounting surface thereupon, and a plurality of cylinders therein. The plurality of cylinders are configured along horizontal axes. A reinforcing rib or wall is included, with an inclined surface which is inclined with respect to the axes of the cylinders, to ensure that oil which may contact the reinforcing rib flows downward into the crankcase of the engine.