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Title: Overhead camshaft engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6232538

This patent describes an overhead camshaft engine comprising: a cylinder block; a cylinder head; a fastening member for fastening the cylinder head to the cylinder block; a valve reciprocally mounted in the cylinder head; and a camshaft rotatably mounted over the cylinder head to control reciprocation of the valve; the camshaft being so arranged, with respect to a plan view, as to lap in part over the fastening member and formed with a peripheral cut at a portion where it laps over the fastening member to facilitate insertion and removal of the fastening member.

Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama
Patent Number(s):
US 4681069
OSTI ID:
6232538
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 18 Sep 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English