Tecumseh Products Company

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Gary Stanelle

Russell J Dopke

Scot A Koehler

Thomas A Immel

Dale D Snyder

Karl W Monis

Mark J Glodowski

Steven T Davis

Paul J Kragh

A twin cylinder engine, includes a pair of cylinder members mounted to mounting surfaces of a crankcase, and cylinder heads mounted to the cylinder members. The cylinder members are modular components, which may be pre-assembled with components of the valve train as packaged units before the cylinder members are attached to the crankcase. Each cylinder member rotatably supports a cam gear which extends into the crankcase for driving engagement with the crankshaft. The cylinder members may be configured for either side valve-type ('L-head'), or overhead valve-type ('OHV') engines, and the cylinder members may also be used in single cylinder engines.

Internal combustion engine

A line of small internal combustion engines, including twin cylinder engines and single cylinder engines. The engines each include a crankcase, and one or more cylinder members attached to the crankcase, the cylinder members being separate components from the crankcase. A number of different crankcases are provided for various types of single and two cylinder engines, the crankcases having common mounting structure to which the cylinder members may be attached. Thus, the manner in which the cylinder members are attached to the crankcases is the same for each of the different types of crankcases. Two different types of cylinder members are provided, one having a side valve or 'L-head' valve train, and the other having an overhead cam ('OHV') valve train. The cylinder members are therefore modular components which may be selectively used in a variety of different types of engines.

Modular internal combustion engines

A small internal combustion engine having user interfaces which are located proximate to one another and within a centralized portion of the engine which is easily accessible by a user, such that the user may readily identify and manipulate the user interfaces. The user interfaces include the carburetor choke and throttle controls, the carburetor primer bulb, the engine ignition key switch, the fuel shut-off valve, the fuel fill inlet and fuel tank cap, and the oil fill inlet and oil fill cap. The carburetor choke and throttle controls are configured as rotary members mounted within an upper front portion of the engine shroud, and are shaped for easy grasping by a user to control the running of the engine.

Engine control system

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Fond du Lac, WI, United States of America

Gary Stanelle