US4727833A
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Sealing structure of cylinder head cover
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-12
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2006-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A structure for mounting a cylinder head cover on an engine cylinder head, having plug holes for mounting ignition plugs. A plug tube is fixedly inserted into each plug hole and the cylinder head cover is mounted on the cylinder head via a sealing gasket. The cylinder head cover has mount holes, each of which is formed in a reverse-conical surface. A grommet having an annular sealing lip is fitted to the upper end of the plug tube and a fastening nut is engaged with a male thread portion of the plug tube to urge the grommet downward so that the sealing lip is sealingly engaged with the reverse-conical face of the cylinder head cover and an outer peripheral surface of the plug tube, so as to tightly seal away oil contained in the cylinder head cover.
Inventors
- 👤 Mikio Nakashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:50
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/242; F02F7/00; F02F7/006; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A structure for mounting a cylinder head cover on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head having plug holes for mounting ignition plugs therethrough, a plug tube fixedly inserted into each of the plug holes and protruding upward from the cylinder head, the cylinder head cover being mounted on the cylinder head via a sealing gasket arranged therealong, wherein said mounting structure comprises: the cylinder head cover having plug mounting holes, each of which is formed in substantially reversed-conical surface having a diameter that becomes gradually smaller toward the lower portion thereof, the plug tube having a male thread portion at an upper end thereof protruding upward from the cylinder head cover through the plug mounting hole, a grommet having an annular sealing lip fitted to the upper end of the plug tube, and a fastening nut engaged with and fastened to a male thread portion of the plug tube to urge the grommet downward so that said sealing lip of the grommet is sealingly pressed into a gap between the reverse-conical surface of the cylinder head cover and an outer peripheral surface of the plug tube, so as to tightly seal away oil contained in the cylinder head cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A structure for mounting a cylinder head cover on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head having plug holes for mounting ignition plugs therethrough, a plug tube fixedly inserted into each of the plug holes and protruding upward from the cylinder head, the cylinder head cover being mounted on the cylinder head via a sealing gasket arranged therealong, wherein said mounting structure comprises: the cylinder head cover having plug mounting holes, each of which is formed in substantially reversed-conical surface having a diameter that becomes gradually smaller toward the lower portion thereof, the plug tube having a male thread portion at an upper end thereof protruding upward from the cylinder head cover through the plug mounting hole, a grommet having an annular sealing lip fitted to the upper end of the plug tube, and a fastening nut engaged with and fastened to a male thread portion of the plug tube to urge the grommet downward so that said sealing lip of the grommet is sealingly pressed into a gap between the reverse-conical surface of the cylinder head cover and an outer peripheral surface of the plug tube, so as to tightly seal away oil contained in the cylinder head cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the reverse-conical surface of the plug mounting hole of the cylinder head cover has an angle of 10° to 30° in axial cross-section with respect to an axial direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the grommet comprises a metal ring to which the annular sealing lip made of rubber is vulcanizingly adhered.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A structure as set forth in claim 3, wherein the annular rubber sealing lip is formed substantially in an L-shape in the axial cross-section thereof such that a lower portion thereof opposite to the metal ring is elongated downward to sealingly engage with the reverse-conical surface of the cylinder head cover and the outer peripheral surface of the plug tube.
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