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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2011
Christopher K. Palazzolo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Darren Sipila, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Steve Poe, Canton, MI (US);
Philip D. Cierpial, Grosse Point Park, MI (US);
Changsheng Gan, Windsor, CA;
Christopher K. Palazzolo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Darren Sipila, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Steve Poe, Canton, MI (US);
Philip D. Cierpial, Grosse Point Park, MI (US);
Changsheng Gan, Windsor, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A cylinder block is provided. The cylinder block includes a cylinder, two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block, a cylinder head engaging surface at a top of the cylinder block, and first and second exterior sidewalls, the first exterior sidewall extending from the cylinder head engaging surface to a first structural frame engaging surface positioned above a centerline of the two crankshaft supports.