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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Ferrari S.p.a., Modena, IT;
Inventor:
Franco Cimatti, Pavullo, IT;
Assignee:
Ferrari S.p.A., Modena, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/26 (2006.01); F01B 1/04 (2006.01); F02B 67/04 (2006.01); F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01P 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/264 (2013.01); F01B 1/04 (2013.01); F01L 1/047 (2013.01); F01P 5/12 (2013.01); F02B 67/04 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F16F 15/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine having: a crankshaft; camshafts that activate intake and exhaust valves; an auxiliary shaft, which rotates in an opposite direction with respect to the crankshaft and is unbalanced so as to act as balancing countershaft; and a mechanical transmission, which receives the movement from the crankshaft and controls the timing by causing the rotation of the camshafts and, at the same time, causes the rotation of the auxiliary shaft.