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EP 0381842 B1 19930120 - MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SEPARATE CYLINDER HEADS

Title (en)

MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SEPARATE CYLINDER HEADS

Publication

EP 0381842 B1 19930120 (DE)

Application

EP 89123178 A 19891214

Priority

DE 3903574 A 19890207

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0381842A1] Separate cylinder heads (5, 6) of multi-cylinder internal combustion engines which have bored ducts (1, 2, 3, 4) for carrying media are connected to one another via a wedge-shaped element (7) which is kept prestressed with respect to the cylinder heads (5, 6), balancing out any relative movement between these. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F01P 11/04; F02F 1/40; F16L 37/00; F16L 55/132

IPC 8 full level

F01P 11/04 (2006.01); F02F 1/40 (2006.01); F16L 37/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/132 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01P 11/04 (2013.01); F02F 1/40 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0381842 A1 19900816; EP 0381842 B1 19930120; DE 3903574 A1 19900809; DE 58903358 D1 19930304; FI 896058 A0 19891218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89123178 A 19891214; DE 3903574 A 19890207; DE 58903358 T 19891214; FI 896058 A 19891218