Patent ID: 8950374
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: F02F

Abstract:
1. A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head comprising: a bottom deck; a component bore having a wall extending longitudinally from the bottom deck; a bolt boss extending longitudinally from the bottom deck and positioned a first radial distance from the component bore; a valve boss positioned a second radial distance from the component bore, the second radial distance being less than the first radial distance; and an intake passage formed in the cylinder head, the intake passage including an intake passage wall; an exhaust passage formed in the cylinder head, the exhaust passage including an exhaust passage wall; and a first rib connected to and extending longitudinally upward from at least one of the intake passage wall, the exhaust passage wall, and the bottom deck, and outwardly away from the component bore, the first rib including a first rib end connected to the bolt boss at a location on an upper portion of the bolt boss, wherein the first rib is free from contact with the component bore wall.