Abstract:
Cylinder head assemblies including a cylinder head and a piston are disclosed. The cylinder head includes: a recessed valve region including a first and second bulbous portion connected by a waist, the first bulbous portion accommodating an intake valve and the second bulbous portion accommodating an exhaust valve; an intake port passageway having a gradually contoured flowpath between an intake port and the intake valve in the valve region; and an exhaust port passageway having a gradually contoured flowpath between an exhaust port and the exhaust valve in the valve region. The piston includes a recessed region that substantially conforms to the recessed valve region of the cylinder head. Related overhaul kits and methods of making improved cylinder head assemblies are further disclosed.
Abstract:
A line of small internal combustion engines (50, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700), including twin cylinder engines (50, 300,400) and single cylinder engines (500, 600, 700). The engines each include a crankcase (52, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702), and one or more cylinder members (74, 306) attached to the crankcase, the cylinder members being separate components from the crankcase. A number of different crankcases are provided for various types of single and two cylinder engines, the crankcases having common mounting structure (72, 76) to which the cylinder members may be attached. Thus, the manner in which the cylinder members are attached to the crankcases is the same for each of the different types of crankcases. Two different types of cylinder members are provided, one having a side valve or "L-head" valve train (110), and the other having an overhead cam ("OHV") valve train (332). The cylinder members are therefore modular components which may be selectively used in a variety of different types of engines.
Abstract:
A small four cycle engine (10) is enclosed having a cylinder head assembly (12) which comprises a cylinder head (48) which cooperates with a cylinder block (16), and a rocker box (50) connected to the cylinder head (48) so as to define an air passage (64) therebetween through which air may pass. The cylinder head (48) has cooling fins (70) projecting into the air passage (64) between the head (48) and box (50) and aligned transversely to a line extending between the axes of the intake and exhaust valves (18, 20). The air passage (64) preferably extends between an intake port (66) and an exhaust port (68), and above an exhaust gas recirculation port (77). A pair of push rod tubes (78, 80) are integral with the rocker box (50) and extend between the box (50) and a crankcase (24) externally of the cylinder block (16). The engine (10) of the present invention also includes a cam tower assembly comprising a base member (86) and a pair of parallel shafts (32, 84) extending from the base member (86).
Abstract:
The aforesaid first breather passage (94) opens in the vicinity of the spring retainer (8f) for the aforesaid intake valve (14a) on the surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8) which faces the aforesaid valve operating mechanism chamber (92) for the valve operating mechanism (74). The opening (8K,8s) of the said first passage (94) and the vicinity of the aforesaid exhaust valve (14b) are connected by a second breather passage (95). This second passage (95) comprises a groove (8p,8u) formed by cutting in the valve operating mechanism chamber surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8), and a tunnel formed between an oil guide wall (8j) which goes up from the valve operating mechanism chamber surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8) and the peripheral wall (8a) of the head. One end of this groove (8p,8u) connects to the opening of the aforesaid first breather passage (94).
Abstract:
Zylinderkopf (4) für eine Brennkraftmaschine, der im Stegbereich zwischen den Ein- und Auslaßventilen mindestens eine in den Zylinderkopf eingebettete Stegeinlage (5) hat. Um das Auftreten von Warmrissen am Grund der die Stegeinlage aufnehmenden Dehnfuge beim Abkühlen des Zylinderkopfes nach dessen Gießen zu vermeiden, hat die Stegeinlage mindestens einen Durchbruch, ein Fenster oder einen seitlichen Einschnitt. Durch diesen Durchbruch, das Fenster oder den Einschnitt hindurch ist das beiderseits der Stegeinlage befindliche Werkstoffmaterial des Zylinderkopfes miteinander unmittelbar verbunden.
Abstract:
In a single-cylinder internal combustion engine fitted with a knock sensor, the temperature rise of the knock sensor is suppressed, and the reliability of the knock sensor is improved. An engine (10) has a crankcase (11), a cylinder block (12) connected to the crankcase (11), a cylinder head (13) connected to the cylinder block (12), a sensor mounting boss (40) formed on the cylinder block (12), and a knock sensor (41) mounted to the boss (40). Fins (33) are formed on the cylinder block (12) and the cylinder head (13). A heat insulation member (45) is provided between the boss (40) and the knock sensor (41).
Abstract:
A twin cylinder engine (50, 300), includes a pair of cylinder members (74a, 74b) mounted to mounting surfaces (72a and 72b) of a crankcase (52), and cylinder heads (96, 324) mounted to the cylinder members. The cylinder members are modular components, which may be pre-assembled with components of the valve train as packaged units before the cylinder members are attached to the crankcase. Each cylinder member rotatably supports a cam gear (156) which extends into the crankcase for driving engagement with the crankshaft (58). The cylinder members may be configured for either side valve-type ("L-head"), or overhead valve-type ("OHV") engines, and the cylinder members may also be used in single cylinder engines.