Patent ID: 6192852
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B22D,F02B,F02F,F05C,F16C

Abstract:
A crankcase for an internal-combustion engine, comprising a crankcase bottom section made of a light-metal material, a crankcase top section made of a light-metal material, bearing points for a crankshaft, at least one cylinder, and cast-in parts which in a region of the bearing points for the crankshaft are cast in the crankcase bottom section and in the crankcase top section, wherein the cast-in parts comprise a material with a higher modulus of elasticity and a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the light-metal material for the crankcase bottom section and the crankcase top section, and the cast-in parts for each bearing point are comprised of separate, spatially mutually separated members.