Patent ID: 6672269
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
An automatic compression release mechanism for implementation in an internal combustion engine, the automatic compression release mechanism comprising:a cam shaft assembly including a cam gear, a cam lobe positioned along a first side of the cam gear, the cam lobe including a notch; a hollow tube passing from the first side of the cam gear to a second side of the cam gear and substantially aligned with the notch; and a support extending from the second side of the cam gear proximate the hollow tube; an arm including a weight and a shaft, wherein a first end of the shaft is fixedly coupled to a near end of the weight and a second end of the shaft includes a recessed portion, wherein the shaft is rotatably positioned within the hollow tube so that the weight is positioned along the second side of the cam gear and the second end of the shaft protrudes out of the hollow tube beyond the first side of the cam gear and into the notch; and a retaining member positioned onto the support so that the weight is positioned in between the retaining member and the hollow tube and retained with respect to the cam gear.