Internal-combustion engines – Lubricators – Crankcase – pressure control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-25
2008-05-20
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3747)
Internal-combustion engines
Lubricators
Crankcase, pressure control
C184S006500
Reexamination Certificate
active
07373913
ABSTRACT:
A small internal combustion engine including a crankcase, a crankshaft rotatably mounted in an interior of the crankcase by crankshaft bearings of the crankcase, a first oil passage disposed below the crankshaft bearings to extend substantially in parallel with the crankshaft, the first oil passage being configured to feed lubricating oil to the crankshaft bearings, and a second oil passage disposed at a location higher than the first oil passage to extend substantially in parallel with the first oil passage, the second oil passage being configured to feed the lubricating oil to a component other than the crankshaft bearings.
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Ali Hyder
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
Cronin Stephen K.
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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