Patents Examined by F. Shoemaker
  • Engine balancer
    Patent number: 4028963
    Abstract: Balancer shafts are provided on the right and left of the crank shaft of an engine and so as to be driven thereby. Each balancer shaft has a balance weight divided into two portions, one on either side of a bearing supporting the balancer shaft. This construction protects the bearings from undesirable wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1977
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nakamura, Mitsutaka Kinoshita, Seizo Iwasa