Patent ID: 6220216
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: F01M,F02B,F02F

Abstract:
A reciprocating internal combustion engine comprising:a cylinder defining a longitudinal axis and having a cylinder wall;a piston guided to move longitudinally in said cylinder;a crankcase connected to said cylinder;a crankshaft rotatably journalled in said crankcase and defining a rotational axis;a crank drive including a crankpin operatively connected to said crankshaft and said crankpin being arranged eccentrically to said rotational axis;a connecting rod pivotally connected to said crankpin;said piston being connected to said connecting rod for imparting rotational movement to said crankshaft via said crankpin;said crankcase having a crankcase wall defining an interior space and having a first end configured as a sump for holding a pool of lubricating oil in a first spatial orientation of said engine with said pool of lubricating oil defining an oil surface;said crankcase having a second end in the region of said cylinder;said cylinder being connected to said crankcase so as to cause said cylinder wall to extend axially into said interior space at said second end of said crankcase; and,said cylinder wall and said crankcase wall conjointly defining a receptacle for catching oil at said second end of said crankcase in a second spatial orientation of said engine.