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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jerry Schenkel, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Gary D. Greenlees, Brookfield, WI (US);
Claude Hoerig, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Mike L. Carlson, Hubertus, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02F 1/04 (2006.01); F02F 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/0039 (2013.01); F02F 1/04 (2013.01); F02F 1/28 (2013.01); F02F 7/0012 (2013.01); F02F 7/0085 (2013.01); F02B 2275/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A small air-cooled internal combustion engine includes an aluminum cylinder block, an aluminum cylinder head welded to the aluminum cylinder block, and a weld securing the aluminum cylinder block to the aluminum cylinder head, wherein a joint having a first length is formed between the aluminum cylinder block and the aluminum cylinder head and wherein the weld extends for a second length that is at least 25% of the first length.