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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Tom Suchecki, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventor:
Tom Suchecki, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/026 (2013.01); F01L 1/053 (2013.01); F01L 1/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for an engine drive that engages a timing band with a first camshaft, a driveshaft and a crankshaft is provided. The system further includes a gear drive including a first gear coupled to the driveshaft and a second gear coupled to a second camshaft. The second camshaft is positioned between the first camshaft and the driveshaft such that the shafts are horizontally coplanar.