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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward D Klomp, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Edward G Groff, Troy, MI (US);
Donald T French, Warren, MI (US);
Paul M Heck, Utica, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 / ; 123323 ;
Abstract
An exhaust port timing valve for a two cycle engine has a sealing shroud preferably made as a flexible sheet that is urged by gas pressure into sealing contact with a slot and/or sealing edges of an associated exhaust port or shroud to allow low friction valve adjustment while limiting gas leakage past the valve unaffected by close tolerances and temperature changes. Springs and/or seals can alternatively be used with flexible or non-flexible shrouds to improve sealing.