Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Lubrication
Patent
1997-12-02
1999-10-26
Lo, Weilun
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Lubrication
123 9041, F01M 910, F01L 118
Patent
active
059709324
ABSTRACT:
A panhead style rocker arm assembly (10) has a rocker arm (30) with a solid cylindrical section (32). A pushrod lever (34) extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the solid cylindrical section (32) and is attached to a first end (36) of the solid cylindrical section (32). A valve lever (38) extends from a second end (40) of the solid cylindrical section (32). A bushing (26, 28, 44, 46) matingly fits around the solid cylindrical section (32). A pair of guides (12, 42) fit over the bushing (26, 28, 44, 46) and attach to a cylinder head.
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Ellard Robert Henry
Richardson Darwin Arthur
Halling Dale B.
Lo Weilun
Panzer
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