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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7644694 | Collapsible pushrod assembly and method of installing a collapsible pushrod assembly A rocker box, pushrod assembly, oil delivery system, tappets and tappet guides are provided for an engine, particularly a motorcycle engine. The rocker box includes a separable upper portion and lower portion with a seal for sealing the upper portion and lower porti... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7392776 | Rocker arm construction Disclosed is a unique configuration of a rocker arm per se wherein high stress areas thereof are strengthened and a trunion shaft is rotatively mounted on its push rod end and has a threaded push rod end insertion bore, a unique push rod construction per se wherein ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389757 | Force-transmitting arrangement for a valve train of an internal-combustion engine A force-transmitting arrangement (4) for a valve train (1) of an internal-combustion engine (2) with hydraulic valve play compensation device (6) with a hollow cylindrical compensation piston (15) is provided. The compensation pist... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7308760 | Method of making a valve lifter A valve lifter and a method of manufacture thereof is provided in which sliding properties of a cam on a cam-contacting sliding surface in an upper surface of a valve lifter are improved by forming the cam-contacting sliding surface as a concave surface to permit re... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302925 | Manifold gasket having pushrod guide A manifold gasket assembly includes a steel carrier fabricated with a plurality of air intake openings. Rubber material is molded to the carrier body to provide a seal about the openings when the gasket assembly is clamped between a cylinder head and intake manifold... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246589 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a tappet pushrod The invention proposes a valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet (7) and a tappet pushrod (1) that is actuated by said tappet (7), said tappet pushrod (1) being at least partly hollow and comprising on one end ( | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246590 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a tappet pushrod The invention proposes a valve train (1) of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet (7) and a tappet pushrod (1) that is actuated by said tappet (7), said tappet pushrod (1) being at least partly hollow and comprising on ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207302 | Valve lifter body The present invention relates to a valve lifter body, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert, the second cavity includes a second inn... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188601 | Oil pump for engine using gerotors having fully filtered oil flow The oil pump has a cam support plate attached to the engine block. The support plate has a pressure relief valve. An oil pump body assembly has a pair of gerotors on each side. The gerotors are attached to and driven by a shaft attached to the rear cam. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174870 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a hollow tappet pushrod A valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a hollow tappet pushrod that is actuated by said tappet, said tappet pushrod comprising on one end, a first support for an at least indirectly contacting pressure piston of a hydraulic lash adjus... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128034 | Valve lifter body The present invention relates to a valve lifter body, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert, the second cavity includes a second inn... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096838 | Reversible four cycle internal combustion engine A reversible four cycle internal combustion engine. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted in a block and a piston is operatively mounted to a crankshaft via a connecting rod. A follower wheel traverses a cam as the cam rotates with the crankshaft, and in doing so, cause... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093574 | Rocker arm shaft for an automobile engine Disclosed is a rocker arm shaft for an automobile engine, which is effectively capable of offsetting the length change of the rocker arm shaft, which caused by heat. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a rocker arm shaft can be divided into at least... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077090 | Valve train with hydraulic lash adjustment Valve train with hydraulic lash adjustment in the entire timing train, in which oil is delivered from the oil supply space of the hydraulic valve-lash adjuster (HLA) to the valve rocker arm via a hollow push rod, a choke limiting the oil discharge, the choke being d... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077091 | Polymer matrix composite pushrod In one embodiment, the invention comprises a polymer matrix pushrod comprising a composite rod having an annular collar affixed over each end portion of the composite rod and an endcap affixed at each end. The composite rod comprises a thermosetting polymer matrix a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7032562 | Adjustable guide plate assembly An adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. Each plate defines an adjustment slot. The plates are in an at least partially overlapping configuration, the slots are optionally aligned, and a shaft is disposed at least partia... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028654 | Metering socket The present invention relates to an assembly, comprising a socket body including a forgeable material and provided with an outer socket surface, a first socket surface, and a second socket surface, wherein the outer socket surface is configured to cooperate with the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004132 | Valve train for OHV engine 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 crankcas... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971356 | Engine pushrod An engine pushrod which includes a plastic shaft in the form of a rod or tube, and a metal cap on at least one of the ends of the plastic shaft. The plastic shaft may be a molded plastic rod made from an engineered resin material, and may take one of several differe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964252 | Valve lifter for internal combustion engine A valve lifter is disclosed comprising a lifter housing having a receiver, a switch retainer having at least one bore, and a key disposed in the at least one bore. The key is movable into the receiver to lock the switch retainer against movement relative to the lift... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948470 | Four-cycle engine A cylinder block, a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover are stacked in order to form a four-cycle engine. A valve train of a single overhead camshaft (SOHC) type provided with an intake valve and an exhaust valve is provided in the cylinder head. A line extendin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941920 | Motorcycle engine and transmission interbracing member An interbrace is provided for reducing torquing, twisting, and pivoting between a V-twin engine and a generally separate motorcycle transmission. A first embodiment of the interbrace includes a forward engine flange portion, a rearward transmission end cap portion w... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6883483 | Gasket with pushrod retainer In an engine having a rocker member adapted to rock about an axis intermediate the rocker member and a pushrod extending from a lower body to an upper body and engaging an end of the rocker member, a gasket for sealing the lower body to the upper body is provided. T... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883485 | OHV and gear mechanism for engine In an OHV engine in which a pair of cylinder blocks is connected to the crankcase and power from a cam is transmitted to a rocker arm pivotably supported by the cylinder heads via connecting rods, to enable downsizing of the engine while reducing the number of compo... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854436 | Composite push rod An adjustable length composite push rod constructed of a composite bar having two specially shaped ends to which metal end fittings bond via mating surfaces provided thereon for evenly distributing mechanical stress from the metal end fittings to the composite bar. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6782859 | Valve system for OHV-type four-cylinder internal combustion engine In a valve system for a OHV horizontally-opposed, four-cycle internal combustion engine, valve camshafts are provided at crankcase portions for supporting a crankshaft, of left and right cylinder banks disposed on opposite sides of the crankshaft. Intake and exhaust... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782855 | Valve train and method for reducing oil flow to deactivated engine valves An engine valve train has oil flow to valve actuating components cut off or restricted when the valves are closed, to reduce parasitic losses. In an exemplary embodiment, a pushrod has a pivotable connection with a valve actuating rocker arm through which internal o... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6691659 | Push rod for use in a valve actuation device of an internal combustion engine A push rod (1), more specifically for use in a valve actuation device of an internal combustion engine, which is substantially hollow and is provided with a portion (5) of a maximum cross section dimension arranged preferably in the middle between the end... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6604499 | Oil-through type push rod An oil-through type push rod for, for instance, internal combustion engines including a metal pipe and a metal end fitting which has an oil hole formed therein and is welded to the end of the metal pipe, the metal pipe being provided with a covering layer... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6584943 | Variable compound rocker system for push rod and overhead camshaft engines A variable compound rocker system for varying the lift of intake valves of an internal combustion engine is provided. The system comprises a rocker shaft with eccentric rings non-rotatably attached thereto. Furthermore, the system includes primary rockers... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581558 | Internal combustion engine tapered push rod assemblies An internal combustion engine tapered push rod assembly construction is disclosed, as well as a novel method of partially making the assembly elongated body section component from tubular push rod feedstock by removing excess exterior feedstock to form th... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557507 | Rocker arm assembly A rocker arm assembly has a rocker arm that forms an adjusting mechanism bore, an insert bore, and a transverse central bore. An adjusting mechanism, e.g., a screw, is installed in the adjusting mechanism bore and is used to adjust the travel of the rocke... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513472 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine In a valve train (1) of an internal combustion engine (10), a tappet push rod (2) comprises on its first end (3), a tappet (5) and an uncoupling device (8) made as a single component, and on its second end (4), a hydraulic lash adjuster (15) that acts on ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505592 | Valve train for twin cam three-valve engine A valve train for a twin cam engine has three valves per cylinder, including a pair of side-by-side intake valves and a single exhaust valve on an opposite, exhaust side of the combustion chamber. Dual camshafts in a V-type engine separately drive the int... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505591 | Valve train with assembly guides A valve train with components connected by ball and socket joints is provided with projecting assembly guides adjacent the sockets of selected joints. The assembly guides include guide surfaces angling toward the sockets to guide the ball end of a push ro... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505589 | Single cam three-valve engine overhead valve train A valve train layout for an overhead valve engine uses a single camshaft actuating two inlet valves and a single exhaust valve. The two inlet valves are preferably aligned on an inner side of a cylinder with the exhaust valve on an outer side. The inlet v... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491011 | Valve system for engine To provide a valve system for an engine, in which a valve stem for an engine valve is slidably fitted in a guide cylinder provided in a cylinder head. A rocker arm is interlocked to rock with rotation of a camshaft. The rocker arm is also interlocked with... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460499 | Hydraulic lifter assembly A lifter assembly for an internal combustion engine, including an elongate sleeve having an upper radial wall portion provided with oil feed and oil bleed holes through which oil respectively enters and exits the lifter assembly. An elongate, hollow lifte... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6431134 | Camshaft follower arrangement and method A plurality of modular camshaft follower assemblies of substantially identical construction and configuration are positively connected to a camshaft supporting structure of an internal combustion engine and adjustable to position a plurality of camshaft f... | 08/13/2002 |
