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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Abstract
A cylinder head constructions wherein the cylinder head is comprised of a main cylinder head member that slidably supports the valves for the engine, and which has an upper peripheral edge that defines a cam chamber. At least one camshaft and the tappets associated thereby are supported by a separate cam and tappet carrier member that is affixed to the main cylinder head member. The bearing surfaces for the camshaft are formed at longitudinally spaced points and the valves for the corresponding cylinder are disposed between those points and are in parallel relation but have a large diameter and their actuating tappets have a large diameter but do not encroach on the bearing surfaces for the camshaft.