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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Gary Gracyalny, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Gary Gracyalny, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A valve operating system for an engine that includes a piston that reciprocates along a piston axis. The valve operating system includes a valve member that is movable along a valve axis between a first position and a second position and a crankshaft that is rotatable about a crank axis. A cam member includes a substantially non-planar non-cylindrical surface and a cam profile superimposed thereon. A drive linkage interconnects the cam member and the crankshaft such that the cam member rotates in response to rotation of the crankshaft. A rocker arm is engaged with the valve member and the cam profile to move the valve member in response to rotation of the cam member.