Shimpei SAKKA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Abstract: An engine includes a crankcase in which a crank chamber that houses a crankshaft is formed, a cylinder block that is attached to the crankcase, and a cylinder that is formed with a sliding surface with respect to a piston. The crankcase includes a partition wall that forms the crank chamber. A lower end of the cylinder protrudes into the crank chamber from a lower end of the cylinder block, and a communicating hole that connects inside and outside of the cylinder is formed on a side surface of the cylinder as viewed in an axial direction of the crankshaft. The partition wall is formed with an opening that is communicated with the communicating hole.
Abstract: An engine includes a crankcase in which a crank chamber that houses a crankshaft is formed, a cylinder block that is attached to the crankcase, and a cylinder that is formed with a sliding surface with respect to a piston. The crankcase includes a partition wall that forms the crank chamber. A lower end of the cylinder protrudes into the crank chamber from a lower end of the cylinder block, and a communicating hole that connects inside and outside of the cylinder is formed on a side surface of the cylinder as viewed in an axial direction of the crankshaft. The partition wall is formed with an opening that is communicated with the communicating hole.