Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Rocker
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Denion, Thomas (Department: 3748)
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Rocker
C123S090440, C123S090610
Reexamination Certificate
active
07004132
ABSTRACT:
To reduce the size and weight of an engine body and improve the mountability and maintainability of transmitting rods in a valve train for an OHV engine having a crankshaft, a crankcase for rotatably supporting the crankshaft, a camshaft incorporated in the crankcase, cylinder heads connected to the crankcase, engine valves operably provided in the cylinder heads, and the transmitting rods for transmitting a valve operating force due to the rotation of the camshaft to the engine valves. The transmitting rods as pull rods are arranged on one side of cylinder barrels. One end portion of each transmitting rod is formed with an engaging portion disengageably engaged with a hook portion of a mating member. An engine body or a guide member, fixed to the engine body, is provided with a guide portion for guiding the engaging portion to the hook portion of the mating member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6634330 (2003-10-01), Matsuda et al.
patent: 6883485 (2005-04-01), Fukuzawa et al.
patent: 2002-213221 (2002-07-01), None
Matsuda Minoru
Niimi Atsushi
Sanada Makoto
Uehara Kazuhiro
Chang Ching
Denion Thomas
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
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