Mounting device for an engine bearing of an internal combustion engine.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a device for mounting an engine bearing of an internal combustion engine including a device part intended for attachment to an end face of a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and having a contact area to rest against the end face of the cylinder head.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART

It is known to secure such a device part to the end face of the cylinder head by means of screws. For attachment of an auxiliary unit (e.g. a generator) it is further known to screw on to this device part a separate auxiliary unit carrier, which is then itself screwed on to the end face of the cylinder head.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to reduce the number of individual parts and the cost of assembly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

With this object in view, in accordance with the invention an angular component has a first limb which is formed as a mounting for the engine bearing and a second limb, formed integrally therewith, which is formed as an auxiliary unit carrier and is provided with a further contact area running transverse to the contact area of the first limb

to rest against one of the side faces of the cylinder head which adjoin the end face of the cylinder head.

Forming the device part intended for mounting an engine bearing of the internal combustion engine and the auxiliary unit carrier as constituent parts of a single component is advantageous: use of the device in accordance with the invention enables the assembly to be effected in a single step instead of successive assembly steps, first to attach the device part for mounting an engine bearing and then to attach the auxiliary unit carrier.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention the component in accordance with the invention includes, in the vicinity if the auxiliary unit carrier and formed integrally therewith, an eyelet-shaped engine lifting device (a so-called lifting eye) which serves in known manner for removal or replacement of the internal combustion engine by means of a lifting device.

In a further embodiment of the invention the angular component is in the form of an aluminium pressure die casting. Another possibility is to make the angular component as a plastics part.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown diagrammatically in the drawings, in which

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic partial perspective view of an internal combustion engine having a component in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the component in accordance with the invention on a larger scale than that of Fig. 1 ; and

Fig. 3 is a view of the component of Fig. 2, seen from the opposite side.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

An internal combustion engine 1 shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1 includes an intake manifold 2, a valve gear cover 3 and an end face of the cylinder head, denoted by 4, which is covered by a cap 5. A guide pulley for an auxiliary unit bears the reference numeral 6 and a water pump belt pulley bears the reference numeral 7. A generator is indicated by 8, and a water inlet/thermostat housing bears the reference numeral 9. An eyelet-shaped engine lifting device (so-called lifting eye) is indicated by 10.

The generator 8 is attached to an auxiliary unit carrier 11. To the end face 4 of the cylinder head is screwed a device part indicated by 12 for mounting an engine bearing having a console-shaped thickening 13.

As can be more clearly seen from Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the device part 12, the auxiliary unit carrier 11 and the eyelet- shaped engine lifting device 10 form constituent parts of an angular component 16 having limbs 17 and 18. The angular component 16 is an aluminium pressure die casting and includes thickened regions with screw holes 19 to 21. The limb 17 has a flat contact area which rests against the end face 4 of the cylinder head. A further thickened region 23 has screw holes 24 and 25. A contact area intended to rest against the side face of the cylinder head adjacent to the end face 4 is indicated by 26. Beneath the eyelet-shaped engine lifting device 10 there is a thickening 28 provided with screw holes 27, to which the auxiliary device (e.g. the generator 8) can be screwed. The eyelet-shaped engine lifting device 10 includes a side extension part 29 with a screw hole

30. The console-like thickening 13 has mounting holes 31, 32 and 33 to receive stay bolts (not shown).