Patent ID: 6626140
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: F01B,F01L,F01M,F01N,F01P,F02B,F02F,F02M,F05C,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
A four stroke internal combustion engine, comprising:a crankcase having a crankshaft rotatably mounted therein, wherein the crankshaft extends from one end of the crankcase; a driveshaft operatively connected to the crankshaft; a cylinder head connected to the crankcase, wherein the crankcase and the cylinder head form at least one combustion cylinder chamber; at least one intake valve for the at least one combustion cylinder chamber; at least one exhaust valve for the of the at least one combustion cylinder chamber; a valve actuation assembly located in the cylinder head for operating the at least one intake valve and the at least one exhaust valve; a cam shaft located in the cylinder head and operatively connected to the valve actuation assembly; and a power take off housing located on the one end of the crankcase, wherein the crankshaft is operatively connected to the cam shaft, and wherein the crankshaft is operatively coupled within the power take off housing to at least one of the drive shaft, a generator, an engine starting mechanism, a balance shaft, and a supercharger.