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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuyuki Iwata, Wako, JP;
Takehiko Sayama, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74604 ; 74603 ; 7460 / ;
Abstract
A reduction in size and weight of an engine block is achieved by the described balancer shaft arrangement in which the balancer shaft bearing balancer weights at opposite ends is rotatably mounted in a pipe member fixedly attached to an exterior wall of the engine block. The balancer shaft contains an axial opening which communicates with the lubricating oil supply system of the engine in order to conduct lubricating oil to associated parts of the arrangement.