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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Donald Wicks, Allen Park, MI (US);
Mark Michael Madin, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/46 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01M 9/10 (2006.01); F02F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/006 (2013.01); F01L 1/0532 (2013.01); F02F 7/0085 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0471 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0476 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0537 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01); F01L 2103/00 (2013.01); F01L 2810/02 (2013.01); F01M 9/102 (2013.01); F02F 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cam carrier assembly includes a cylinder head having valves and a camshaft having lobes. A cam carrier has a first side coupled with the cylinder head engaging around the valves and a second side with bearing surfaces supporting the camshaft. A series of apertures extend between the first and second sides for the lobes to interface with the valves. The cam carrier is made of carbon fiber composite insulating the camshaft from the cylinder head and providing substantial weight reduction to an upper section of an associated engine.