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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herbert Ampferer, Sachsenheim, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ; F01L / ; F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9031 ; 123 9027 ;
Abstract
For actuating the inlet and outlet valves, two parallel overhead camshafts respectively are assigned to the two cylinder banks of a multi-cylinder V-engine and are driven by an intermediate timing gear by means of chain drives. The intermediate timing gear is driven by the crankshaft by means of gear wheels. The camshaft drive is arranged between the end bearing of the crankshaft and the flywheel.