Patent ID: 6216659
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: F02B,F02F

Abstract:
A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine comprised of at least four major members comprising a main cylinder head member which forms the combustion chamber of the engine with a piston and an associated cylinder bore, said main cylinder head member also forming flow passages for induction of a charge into the combustion chamber and exhaust of a charge from the combustion chamber; a rocker arm carrier member detachably connected to said main cylinder head member and supporting at least some components for the valve actuating mechanism for operating valves that control the flow through said flow passages of said main cylinder head member, a cylinder head cover member detachably connecting in part said rocker arm carrier member to said main cylinder head member and providing a peripheral area around the valve actuating mechanism; and a valve cover member affixed to the other of said members and enclosing the valve operating mechanism as well as facilitating its servicing.