Modular valve assembly
US5701930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7613
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pre-assembled valve mechanism for use in valve controlled internal combustion engines and the like which is constructed and arranged to be installed and removed quickly as a unitary module with minimum effort and expenditure of time; the module comprising a cylindrical housing with valve seat and exhaust port, a headed valve cooperable with the seat, a valve guide, a return spring and a valve actuating cam follower coaxially mounted in operating position with the housing.
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