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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Brian D. Kaminski, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Alexander Millerman, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
William H. Haverdink, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Brian D. Kaminski, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Alexander Millerman, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
William H. Haverdink, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular engine assembly includes a cylinder bore block, a cylinder head disposed above the cylinder bore block, and a crankcase assembly disposed below the cylinder bore block. The crankcase assembly includes an upper carrier and a lower carrier each having a plurality of bearing portions therein being integral, unitary, and one-piece.