Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Cams
Patent
1994-06-09
1996-03-12
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Cams
298881, 123 906, F16H 5300
Patent
active
054976790
ABSTRACT:
A camshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a rotatable camshaft and a cam lobe mounted on the camshaft for rotation therewith. The cam lobe includes first and second axial ends and an integral crowned cam profile formed in its periphery which includes a radially extending shoulder located between the first and second ends. The shoulder may be formed by a pair of axially extending parallel tapered surfaces in the cam profile.
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Miller Leonard G.
Mitchell Robert K.
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Luong Vinh T.
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