Patent ID: 11927118
Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A remote mount for an idler gear assembly, comprising:
a plurality of bores configured to receive a corresponding plurality of fasteners to mount a gear assembly to the remote mount; and
a plurality of mounting openings configured to receive a corresponding plurality of bolts to mount the remote mount to a cylinder head;
wherein the remote mount supports the gear assembly such that a gear of the gear assembly rotates about an axis that is parallel to an axis of a crankshaft of an engine and mounts to an upper surface of the cylinder head; and
wherein the remote mount includes an inner surface into which the plurality of bores extend and includes a lower surface that engages the upper surface of the cylinder head, the inner surface being substantially perpendicular to the lower surface.