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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 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);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 9/10 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F01M 13/04 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/006 (2013.01); F01L 1/053 (2013.01); F01M 9/10 (2013.01); F01M 9/102 (2013.01); F01M 9/105 (2013.01); F01M 13/0011 (2013.01); F01M 13/0416 (2013.01); B23P 2700/02 (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);
Abstract
A valve cover module includes a unitary cover and carrier made of a carbon fiber composite. The unitary cover and carrier has a lower side with a peripheral edge for attaching to a cylinder head. The lower side of the unitary cover and carrier also has a series of cavities interconnected with aligned apertures defining bearing surfaces. A plurality of cam lobes is disposed in the series of cavities. Also, the valve cover module includes a camshaft rotatable on the bearing surfaces and extending through the aligned apertures to couple with the cam lobes.