Patent ID: 6698400
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A piston-type internal combustion engine, provided with overhead camshafts (2, 3) for actuating the cylinder valves, wherein respectively side-by-side arranged bearings of the intake-side camshaft (2) and the discharge-side camshaft (3) have a bearing cover element (5) that closes off both bearings, further provided with direct fuel injection through a respective injection device (7) assigned to each cylinder (I, II, III, IV) and provided with a nozzle unit, which is inserted so as to be sealed into an opening in the cylinder head (1), further provided with a crossbar (8) that is rigidly fastened to the cylinder head (1) and spans at least one injection device (7), which crossbar is connected to tightening means (11) for a sealed tightening of the injection devices (7) relative to the crossbar (8), and wherein the crossbar (8) is connected to at least two neighboring bearing cover elements (5).