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Head cover arrangement for double overhead cam type engine

US4762111A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateJul 24, 1986
Grant dateAug 9, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02F2001/245
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A head cover arrangement for a double overhead cam type engine, including a head cover for covering two cam shafts provided, in parallel with each other, on a cylinder head and a boundary member for bounding a hollow defined, between the cam shafts, by the head cover and the cylinder head so as to form a chamber for accommodating a plurality of spark plugs and a plurality of high-tension cords connected to the spark plugs, respectively. The boundary member includes an upper member for constituting a top wall of the chamber and a side member for constituting a side wall of the chamber and the side member is formed with a plurality of recesses for securing the high-tension cords, respectively such that the high-tension cords are drawn out of the chamber through the recesses, respectively.

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