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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Michael Madin, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Donald Wicks, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/053 (2013.01); F01L 1/46 (2013.01); F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F02F 1/24 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0476 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0537 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cam carrier assembly includes a body made of a material lighter than aluminum. The body has a first side operably coupled with a cylinder head and a second side having bearing surfaces with bearing inserts. The bearing inserts support the camshaft. A series of apertures extend between the first and second sides of the body. Lobes of the camshaft operably couple with the valves of the cylinder head through the series of apertures extending between the first and second sides of the body.