Tappet arrangement for engine valve train
First Claim
1. In a valve arrangement for an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head assembly, a plurality of poppet valves supported by said cylinder head assembly at one side thereof for reciprocation between opened and closed positions, said valves being juxtaposed to each other, a camshaft, and a plurality of slidably supported tappets supported by said cylinder head assembly and each interposed between said camshaft and a respective one of said valves, the improvement comprising at least one of said tappets being non-circular in cross-sections taken perpendicular to its line of reciprocation and having a short dimension extending in the direction of the adjacent valves and a long dimension extending in the perpendicular direction, the distance between said valves being less than said long dimension.
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Abstract
A valve arrangement for an internal combustion engine that permits the use of a plurality of closely spaced valves. The valves are all directly actuated by means of thimble tappets that have non-cylindrical cross-sections so as to permit the tappet bodies to be positioned close to each other and yet afford a large area for their sliding support. The tappet bodies are also supported within the cylinder head assembly by means including a separate insert.
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- 1. In a valve arrangement for an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head assembly, a plurality of poppet valves supported by said cylinder head assembly at one side thereof for reciprocation between opened and closed positions, said valves being juxtaposed to each other, a camshaft, and a plurality of slidably supported tappets supported by said cylinder head assembly and each interposed between said camshaft and a respective one of said valves, the improvement comprising at least one of said tappets being non-circular in cross-sections taken perpendicular to its line of reciprocation and having a short dimension extending in the direction of the adjacent valves and a long dimension extending in the perpendicular direction, the distance between said valves being less than said long dimension.
- 12. In a valve tappet arrangement for operating the valves of an internal combustion engine comprising an engine body defining a continuous opening, a pair of tappets disposed in said opening, having flat sides, and adapted to be supported for reciprocation, a single insert received within said opening and having respective surfaces engaged with said flat sides of said tappets for forming a bearing surface therefor.
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