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US 11,236,644 B1Granted
System and method for rocker assembly
AssigneePowerhouse Engine Solutions Switzerland IP Holding GmbH
InventorsSandeep Kamble, Dattatraya Somnath Bhagoji
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Abstract
Systems and methods for an engine are provided. The engine includes a straight rocker shaft passing through each of a first rocker arm and a second rocker arm, the first rocker arm being shaped differently from the second rocker arm.
Claims18
A system for an engine, the system comprising:
- a straight rocker shaft passing through a first rocker arm and a second rocker arm, the first rocker arm being shaped differently from the second rocker arm;
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- a rocker pedestal supporting the straight rocker shaft, the rocker pedestal including at least two pillars of equal height which are connected to each other via a bridge,
- wherein a first pillar of the at least two pillars supports a first portion of the straight rocker shaft extending between the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm, and
- wherein a second pillar of the at least two pillars supports a second portion of the straight rocker shaft extending beyond the second rocker arm.
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A system for an engine, the system comprising:
- a first rocker arm including:
- a first central bore formed below a first upper section,
- a first end coupled to a first valve, and
- a second end coupled to a first pushrod;
- a second rocker arm including:
- a second central bore formed below a second upper section,
- a first end coupled to a second valve, and
- a second end coupled to a second pushrod;
- a rocker shaft passing straight through the first central bore and the second central bore;
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- a rocker pedestal supporting the rocker shaft, the rocker pedestal including at least two pillars of equal height which are connected to each other via a bridge,
- wherein a first pillar of the at least two pillars supports a first portion of the rocker shaft extending between the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm, and
- wherein a second pillar of the at least two pillars supports a second portion of the rocker shaft extending beyond the second rocker arm.
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A system for an engine, the system comprising:
- a first inclined rocker arm and a second straight rocker arm in a cylinder head of the engine;
- a straight rocker shaft connecting the first inclined rocker arm to the second straight rocker arm;
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- a rocker pedestal including at least two pillars configured to support sections of the straight rocker shaft, the at least two pillars having an equal height and being connected to each other via a bridge,
- wherein a first pillar of the at least two pillars supports a first portion of the straight rocker shaft extending between the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm, and
- wherein a second pillar of the at least two pillars supports a second portion of the straight rocker shaft extending beyond the second rocker arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.