Patent ID: 9279383
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: F01M,F02F,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A valve cover arrangement for an internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder head having at least one cylinder, and gas exchange valves which can be actuated by a valve timing system and connected to at least one inlet and one exhaust port; said cylinder head having a cold side located opposite said at least one exhaust port; a valve cover for closing off said cylinder head and connected by a flow connection to a crankcase of the internal combustion engine; a plurality of screwed joints for mounting said valve cover to said cylinder head; said screwed joints comprising at least one of a resiliently and elastically flexible element on said cold side of said cylinder head facing away from said at least one exhaust port; said at least one of a resiliently and elastically flexible element constructed so that said valve cover lifts off from said cylinder head in a defined area of said cover only in the area of said cold side when there is a defined excess pressure in the crank case.