Combination counterbalance and oil slinger for horizontal shaft engines
CA 1308316 C · Owner: Kronich, Peter G. · Inventors: Kronich, Peter G.
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A combination counterbalancing and oil slinger mechanism (64) located in the sump (144) of a horizontal shaft internal combustion engine having two slinger counterweights (70,72) radially connected on a slinger shaft. As the counterbalancing oil slinger rotates, it both counterbalances the inertial forces created by the moving parts of the engine and also lubricates the same moving parts by throwing lubricating fluid towards them. A deflector (118) situated partially above the counterbalancing oil slinger directs the lubricating fluid towards the critical bearing points of the moving parts. A restricting wall (132) in the engine sump controls the quantity of lubricating fluid flowing into …
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- Granted October 6, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 6, 2009.
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