Patent ID: 11952924
Assignee: FCA US LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. An engine assembly, comprising:
an engine block having a first end, a second end spaced in a longitudinal direction from the front side, a left side extending between the first end and the second end and a right side extending between the first end and the second end and spaced in a lateral direction from the left side, where the lateral direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
a balance shaft module connected to the left side and the right side;
a bearing cap attached to the engine block; and
a windage tray including one or more first holes each of which receives a fastener that is coupled to the engine block, one or more second holes each of which receives a fastener coupled to the bearing cap, and one or more third holes, each of which receives a fastener coupled to the balance shaft module, wherein the windage tray includes a first windage tray and a separate second windage tray spaced longitudinally from the first windage tray, wherein the second windage tray is coupled by fasteners to each of the engine block, the balance shaft module and at least one bearing cap that is separate from the at least one bearing cap to which the first windage tray is coupled.