Patent · US Expired

Valve cover

US6591930B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

16References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeffrey P. Coughlin · Germantown, US
Brent Lincoln Reid Thompson · Franklin, US
Brian Scott Kennedy · Oak Creek, US
Andreas Schneider · Leonberg, DE
Klaus Fuoss · Neckarsulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2001
Grant date	Jul 15, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02B2075/1808
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motorcycle engine capable of being supported within a frame. The engine includes a cylinder head having an upper peripheral edge and a valve cover having an assembled width and a lower peripheral edge substantially corresponding in shape to the upper peripheral edge of the cylinder head. The valve cover includes first and second portions coupled together along an engagement surface that does not extend across the entire assembled width of the valve cover. The second portion is separable from the first portion along the engagement surface to facilitate removal of the first portion from the engine. In one aspect of the invention, the first and second portions are separate castings.

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