Structure of bearing housing of cylinder block

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EP 1 403 498 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	19.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/42

(43)	Date of publication:
	31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(21)	Application number: 03019303.1

(22)	Date of filing: 29.01.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F02F 7/00, F16C 9/02, F02B 75/24

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

31.01.2001 JP 2001023166

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	02002186.1 / 1229236

(71)	Applicants:
	FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Tokyo (JP) NHK SPRING CO., LTD. Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0004 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Harima, Kenji, c/o Fuji Jukogyo K. K. Tokyo 160-0023 (JP) Katsuya, Akihiro NHK Spring Co. Ltd. Kanagawa, 236-0004 (JP) Shiraishi, Tohru NHK Spring Co. Ltd. Kanagawa, 236-0004 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Meissner, Bolte & Partner
	Anwaltssozietät GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 26-08-2003 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Structure of bearing housing of cylinder block

(57) A structure of bearing housings of a cylinder block comprises aluminum alloy for constituting the whole cylinder block and a plurality of fiber reinforced metal (FRM) areas. The FRM areas are formed by integrally casting a sheet-like preform containing reinforced metal fibers with aluminum alloy. A plurality of such sheet-like preforms are separately provided in a bearing housing in an axial direction of a crankshaft.