Camshaft guide member
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorJonathan R. Chittenden
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Abstract
A camshaft guide member is provided for guiding a camshaft through a plurality of axially aligned camshaft bearings in an engine along a camshaft rotation axis. The camshaft guide member includes a first end, a second end and a contact surface extending between the first end and the second end. The camshaft guide member further includes a connecting portion configured to attach the contact surface to the engine between at least a pair of camshaft bearings.
Claims20
A camshaft guide member for guiding a camshaft through a plurality of axially aligned camshaft bearings in an engine along a camshaft rotation axis, the camshaft guide member comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a contact surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- and
- a connecting portion configured to attach the contact surface to the engine between at least a pair of camshaft bearings.
An engine comprising:
- a plurality of axially aligned camshaft bearings;
- a camshaft rotatably supported on at least two axially aligned camshaft bearings and configured to rotate about a camshaft rotation axis;
- and
- a camshaft guide member configured to guide the camshaft through the camshaft bearings, the camshaft guide member including:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- and
- a contact surface extending between the first end and the second end and disposed between the at least two camshaft bearings.
A method of guiding a camshaft through a plurality of axially aligned camshaft bearings in an engine, the method comprising:
- providing at least one camshaft guide member between at least two camshaft bearings;
- and
- moving the camshaft while continuously supporting a camshaft journal on at least one of the camshaft guide member and the camshaft bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.