Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Overhead valve and rocker arm configuration for a small engine
- Patent Title (中): 小型发动机的顶置阀和摇臂配置
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Application No.: US12508288Application Date: 2009-07-23
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Publication No.: US08220429B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: John R. Schneiker
- Applicant: John R. Schneiker
- Applicant Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Current Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F01L1/18
- IPC: F01L1/18

Abstract:
A single-cylinder, four-stroke cycle, internal combustion engine arranged in an overhead valve configuration includes a first valve train and a second valve train. The first valve train includes a first cam on a camshaft, a first pushrod driven by the first cam, a first rocker arm attached to the first pushrod, and an exhaust valve driven by the first rocker arm. The second valve train includes a second cam on the camshaft, a second pushrod driven by the second cam, a second rocker arm attached to the second pushrod, and an intake valve driven by the second rocker arm. The first rocker arm is longer than the second rocker arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110017159A1 OVERHEAD VALVE AND ROCKER ARM CONFIGURATION FOR A SMALL ENGINE Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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