Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Camshaft drive means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Denion, Thomas (Department: 3748)
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Camshaft drive means
C123S054400, C123S193300, C123S193500, C123S1950AC
Reexamination Certificate
active
11036741
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus includes left and right inline type cylinder heads essentially identical to one another and each having an intake side, the left and right cylinder heads being combined into a “V” configuration, so that the two intake sides face one another. A left-head overhead camshaft structure is located in the left head and a right-head overhead camshaft structure is located in the right cylinder head, the overhead camshaft structures being of an end-drive type. A crankshaft is located proximate an apex of the V, the crankshaft having a front-facing end and a rear-facing end, and an offset gear mechanism operates in cooperation with the rear-facing end of the crankshaft for driving the left-head overhead camshaft structure.
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Denion Thomas
Jansson, Shupe, Munger & Antaramian, Ltd.
Riddle Kyle M.
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