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US 6,182,631 B2Granted
Camshaft for engine
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuyuki Kitajima, Koji Abe
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AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuyuki Kitajima, Koji Abe
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An improved and simplified outboard motor construction wherein the cooling and exhaust systems for the engine are formed with a minimum number of components and sealing joints and incorporating a non-metallic cam shaft for reduced cost and weight without sacrifice of durability. The exhaust system includes an elongated expansion chamber formed in the drive shaft housing. In addition, the drive shaft housing has a cylindrical section that is journaled within a swivel bracket for its steering movement. The volume between the external portion of the drive shaft housing and the internal portion of the swivel bracket forms a second expansion chamber that is employed for the low speed above the water exhaust gas discharge. The flow of cooling the water to and from the engine is controlled so that the exhaust gas interchange area between the power head and the drive shaft housing will be well cooled, as will the oil reservoir for the engine and the oil returned to it.
A four-stroke internal combustion engine having a crankcase chamber, a cylinder head and a cylinder block, a valve actuating mechanism contained in said cylinder head for operating valves associated with a cylinder bore formed in said cylinder block, said valve actuating mechanism comprising rocker arms contained within a valve chamber defined by a valve cover attached to said cylinder head, a lubrication system for delivering lubricant to said valve actuating mechanism, a return passage extending from said cylinder head through said cylinder block to a crankcase chamber in which a crankshaft rotates for returning lubricant to said crankcase chamber from said valve chamber, said engine being provided with a cooling jacket, and means for introducing liquid coolant to said cooling jacket through a coolant delivery passage disposed in proximity to said oil return passage for cooling the returned oil and a piston reciprocating in said cylinder bore and driving said crankshaft, said valve actuating mechanism including a camshaft driven from said crankshaft for operating said valves, said camshaft being formed from a non-metallic material.
A four-stroke internal combustion engine having a crankcase chamber, a cylinder head and a cylinder block, a valve actuating mechanism contained in said cylinder head for operating valves associated with a cylinder bore formed in said cylinder block, said cylinder block defining an upper portion of said crankcase chamber in which a crankshaft is journalled, an oil pan forming member affixed to said cylinder block and defining an oil reservoir, a closure member fixed to the underside of said oil pan forming member, a piston reciprocating in said cylinder bore and driving said crankshaft, said valve actuating mechanism including a camshaft driven from said crankshaft for operating said valves, said camshaft being formed from a non-metallic material and said cylinder head member is affixed to said cylinder block and to said oil pan forming member.
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