Patent ID: 6295959
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: F01L,F02B

Abstract:
An overhead cam engine, comprising:a crankcase having a first side and an opposite second side;a cylinder head attached to said crankcase;a crankshaft rotatably disposed in said crankcase, said crankshaft driven by a piston and connecting rod assembly;a timing shaft rotatably disposed in a first bearing in said first side of said crankcase and in a second bearing in said second side of said crankcase, said timing shaft directly rotatably coupled to said crankshaft at a location in said second side, said timing shaft having an end extending externally out of said first side of said crankcase;a camshaft rotatably disposed in said cylinder head and actuating a pair of valves, said camshaft having an end extending externally out of said cylinder head; anddrive linkage disposed externally of said crankcase and connecting said timing shaft and said camshaft.