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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Dennis King Chan, Bloomington, IN (US);
William Ryan Dougherty, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Jeffrey D. Jones, Columbus, IN (US);
Andrew P. Perr, Columbus, IN (US);
Andrew Guy Kitchen, Daventry, GB;
Philipe F. Saad, Columbus, IN (US);
Akintomide K. Akinola, Whiteland, IN (US);
Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr., Franklin, IN (US);
CUMMINS INC., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A cylinder head [] mountable onto a cylinder block [] of an engine [] is disclosed. The cylinder head [] includes at least one fastener boss [] configured for receiving a fastener [], and the cylinder head [] is securely fastened onto the cylinder block [] of the engine [] by the fastener []. A boss cutout [] is formed on a lower portion of the at least one fastener boss [] that abuts the cylinder block [] such that a contact pressure balance of sealing pressures around the cylinder block [] is evenly distributed.