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US 2003/0140886 A1Published application
Cam bracket
Assignee1. Aichi Kikai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasatoshi Hada, Hisao Okawa
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Abstract
A cam bracket is disclosed for lubricating the vicinity of a thrust plate sufficiently even during starting of the engine. In the cam bracket adapted to support a camshaft for rotation in cooperation with a cylinder head and provided with a support portion having a slot for supporting a thrust plate of the camshaft for rotation, an oil sump is formed in a hollow fashion on the upper surface of the support portion around the edge of the slot at least on one side in a rotation direction of the thrust plate.
Claims9
A cam bracket for an engine, comprising:
- a bracket body adapted to support a camshaft for rotation in cooperation with a cylinder head;
- a support portion having a slot for supporting a thrust plate of the camshaft for rotation therein;
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- the support portion having an oil sump formed in a hollow fashion on the upper surface thereof around the edge of the slot at least on one side in a rotation direction of the thrust plate.
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