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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Craig P. Hittle, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01L 1/14 (2006.01); F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02M 63/00 (2006.01); F02B 67/04 (2006.01); F01L 1/02 (2006.01); F02B 75/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F01L 1/026 (2013.01); F01L 1/047 (2013.01); F01L 1/146 (2013.01); F01L 1/18 (2013.01); F02B 67/04 (2013.01); F02F 7/0053 (2013.01); F02M 63/001 (2013.01); F01L 1/181 (2013.01); F01L 2001/054 (2013.01); F01L 2105/00 (2013.01); F02B 2075/1848 (2013.01); F02B 2075/1864 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder case that includes a first geartrain disposed on a front end of the cylinder case and a second geartrain disposed on a rear end of the cylinder case. The first geartrain drives a first camshaft, and the second geartrain drives a second camshaft, the first and second camshafts having respective rotational axes that are parallel.