US 12,085,013 B2
Internal combustion engine including a cylinder crankcase and a cylinder head with an integrated height-adjustable fan attachment for elastic v-ribbed belts
Marco Sliwa, Siegburg (DE); and Johannes Klosterberg, Swisttal (DE)
Assigned to DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft, Cologne (DE)
Appl. No. 17/767,571
Filed by DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft, Cologne (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/000170
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/069089, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019007007.0 (DE), filed on Oct. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0084729 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F02B 67/06 (2006.01); F02B 75/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02B 67/06 (2013.01) [F02B 75/007 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An internal combustion engine comprising:
a crankcase;
a cylinder head;
a fan bracket integrated into the crankcase and/or cylinder head, wherein the fan bracket comprises a guide groove which is formed in the crankcase and/or cylinder head;
a fan bearing via which a fan is displaceably situated relative to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, wherein the fan bearing is a T-shaped sliding block arranged axially displaceable in the guide groove; and
a belt drive via which the fan is drivable, including a first belt pulley and a second belt pulley which are in drive connection via a belt, the first belt pulley being situated on the fan bearing.