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(11) EP 1 522 706 B8

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

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11

(21) Application number: 04023935.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.10.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02F 7/00(2006.01)
F02F 1/10(2006.01)

(54)

Cylinder block for internal combustion engine

Zylinderblock für eine Brennkraftmachine

Bloc à cylindres pour un moteur à combustion interne


(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 10.10.2003 JP 2003351587

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/15

(73) Proprietors:
  • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Kanagawa 221-0023 (JP)
  • Aichi Machine Industry Co. Ltd.
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 456-8601 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Satou, Naoyuki
    Akishima-shi Tokyo 196-0002 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Fumiyuki
    Nagoya-shi Aichi 455-0884 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 239 997
DE-A1- 3 425 797
US-A- 4 517 945
EP-A- 0 551 805
DE-A1- 4 128 208
US-A- 5 988 120
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 357 (M-1005), 2 August 1990 (1990-08-02) & JP 02 125950 A (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD), 14 May 1990 (1990-05-14)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 13, 30 November 1998 (1998-11-30) & JP 10 205389 A (SUZUKI MOTOR CORP), 4 August 1998 (1998-08-04)
   
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