公开(公告)号：US11143066B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16237883

申请日：2019-01-02

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Dale E. Murrish ,  Luke Luehr ,  Scott A. Hucker ,  Varoon Shankar ,  Jeremy T. Demarest

IPC: F01M1/06 ,  F01M11/02 ,  F01M1/16 ,  F01M1/08

Abstract: A crankshaft assembly for a vehicle, a method of operating a crankshaft assembly, and a method of manufacturing a crankshaft assembly. The crankshaft assembly includes a crankshaft, a first pin bearing journal and a main journal, an oil passage having a main passage wall, the oil passage extending from the first pin bearing journal to or through the main bearing journal, a crankpin exit hole located in the main passage wall, and a blocking element positioned in the oil passage, wherein the blocking element is located in a radially outward position with respect to the crankpin exit hole.

公开(公告)号：US20200208548A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16237883

申请日：2019-01-02

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Dale E. Murrish ,  Luke Luehr ,  Scott A. Hucker ,  Varoon Shankar ,  Jeremy T. Demarest

IPC: F01M1/06 ,  F01M1/08 ,  F01M1/16

Abstract: A crankshaft assembly for a vehicle, a method of operating a crankshaft assembly, and a method of manufacturing a crankshaft assembly. The crankshaft assembly includes a crankshaft, a first pin bearing journal and a main journal, an oil passage having a main passage wall, the oil passage extending from the first pin bearing journal to or through the main bearing journal, a crankpin exit hole located in the main passage wall, and a blocking element positioned in the oil passage, wherein the blocking element is located in a radially outward position with respect to the crankpin exit hole.