US4796574A
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SOHC type internal combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-07-07
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Granted: 1989-01-10
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Expires: 2007-07-07
Abstract
Abstract An SOHC type internal combustion engine wherein in a wall portion projectingly formed on a cylinder head and supporting a cam shaft is provided a bearing hole which supports a journal of the cam shaft having a larger diameter than the rotational path of the tip of a cam lobe, and an ignition plug insertion hole is provided continuous to an ignition plug mounting hole which is provided in the cylinder head and opens into the combustion chamber and wherein a protecting cylinder provided with the ignition plug insertion hole is integrally formed with the cam shaft receiving wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriaki Fujii
- 👤 Takeshi Iwata
- 👤 Toshihiro Oikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:32
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/26; F01L1/02; F01L1/04; F01L1/047; F01L1/053; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4214; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/20; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An SOHC type internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head which has a combustion chamber defined therein, a camshaft carried thereon, an ignition plug mounting hole opening to a center portion of a top surface of the combustion chamber and a protecting cylinder formed therein with an ignition plug insertion hole, wherein a journal for the camshaft has a diameter larger than a path of rotation of a lobe of a cam on the camshaft and is supported by a bearing hole formed in a camshaft receiving wall which is provided on said cylinder head, and said protecting cylinder and said camshaft receiving wall are formed in a single piece.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An SOHC type internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head which has a combustion chamber defined therein, a camshaft carried thereon, an ignition plug mounting hole opening to a center portion of a top surface of the combustion chamber and a protecting cylinder formed therein with an ignition plug insertion hole, wherein a journal for the camshaft has a diameter larger than a path of rotation of a lobe of a cam on the camshaft and is supported by a bearing hole formed in a camshaft receiving wall which is provided on said cylinder head, and said protecting cylinder and said camshaft receiving wall are formed in a single piece.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The engine of claim wherein said camshaft receiving wall extends in a plane generally perpendicular to the camshaft axis, and said protecting cylinder generally lies in said plane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The engine of claim 1, wherein said ignition plug insertion hole is continuous with said ignition plug mounting hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The engine of claim 1, wherein said cylinder head is formed in one piece with said camshaft receiving wall and said protecting cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The engine of one of claims 1 or 2, wherein said camshaft is located on one side of an axis of a cylinder of the engine and said protecting cylinder is inclined toward an opposite side from said camshaft with respect to the axis of the cylinder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The engine of claim 5, wherein said camshaft receiving wall extends across said camshaft at a point substantially corresponding to the center of said combustion chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
128 words
An SOHC type internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder head having a combustion chamber defined therein; a camshaft supported on said cylinder head; a camshaft receiving wall provided on said cylinder head and extending laterally across said camshaft, said camshaft receiving wall having a bearing hole formed therein for supporting a camshaft journal of said camshaft where said camshaft journal has a diameter larger than a path of rotation of a lobe of a cam of said camshaft; an ignition plug mounting hole opening to a center portion of a top surface of said combustion chamber; and a protection cylinder generally laterally aligned with said camshaft receiving wall and formed in a single piece therewith in order to present an ignition plug insertion hole within said protection cylinder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
128 words
An SOHC type internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder head having a combustion chamber defined therein; a camshaft supported on said cylinder head; a camshaft receiving wall provided on said cylinder head and extending laterally across said camshaft, said camshaft receiving wall having a bearing hole formed therein for supporting a camshaft journal of said camshaft where said camshaft journal has a diameter larger than a path of rotation of a lobe of a cam of said camshaft; an ignition plug mounting hole opening to a center portion of a top surface of said combustion chamber; and a protection cylinder generally laterally aligned with said camshaft receiving wall and formed in a single piece therewith in order to present an ignition plug insertion hole within said protection cylinder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The engine of claim 7, wherein said camshaft receiving wall extends in a plane generally perpendicular to the camshaft axis, and said protecting cylinder generally lies in said plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The engine of claim 7, wherein said ignition plug insertion hole is continuous with said ignition plug mounting hole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The engine of claim 7, wherein said cylinder head is formed in one piece with said camshaft receiving wall and said protecting cylinder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The engine of one of claims 7 or 8, wherein said camshaft is located on one side of an axis of a cylinder of the engine and said protecting cylinder is inclined toward an opposite side from said camshaft with respect to the axis of the cylinder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The engine of claim 11, wherein said camshaft receiving wall extends across said camshaft at a point substantially corresponding to the center of said combustion chamber.
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