Camshaft module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10113457-B2
Application number	US-201615376277-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Oct 13, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A camshaft module includes: a head cover in which a camshaft is seated; a cylinder head with an upper portion coupled to a lower portion of the head cover, and in which a plurality of cam followers, operated according to a rotation of the camshaft, are formed on the upper portion; and a gasket sealing between the head cover and the cylinder head. The gasket has a plurality of cam holes formed therein. The cam followers penetrate through the cam holes. The gasket has supporting parts formed to protrude so as to prevent a falling of the cam followers around the cam holes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camshaft module comprising:
a head cover in which a camshaft is seated;
a cylinder head with an upper portion coupled to a lower portion of the head cover, and with a plurality of cam followers, operated according to a rotation of the camshaft, formed on the upper portion; and
a gasket between the head cover and the cylinder head, the gasket having a plurality of cam holes formed therein, the cam followers penetrating through the plurality of cam holes, and having supporting parts formed to protrude so as to prevent a falling of the cam followers around the plurality of cam holes.

2. The camshaft module of claim 1 , further comprising:
a journal part formed in the head cover, wherein the journal part is a space into which the camshaft is inserted from a lower side of the head cover; and
a cam cap assembled to the lower side of the head cover so as to be assembled in a state in which the camshaft is seated in the journal part.

3. The camshaft module of claim 1 , wherein the gasket includes an edge part formed along an edge between the head cover and the cylinder head, and includes a connection part between the head cover and the cylinder head and inward of the edge part, the connection part provided to form the plurality of cam holes and to form injector holes through which injectors penetrate.

4. The camshaft module of claim 3 , wherein the edge part and the connection part are integrally formed as a part of the gasket.

5. The camshaft module of claim 4 , further comprising:
a bolt hole formed in the edge part,
wherein the head cover, the gasket, and the cylinder head are coupled to each other by a bolt penetrating through the bolt hole.

6. The camshaft module of claim 3 , further comprising:
a bolt hole formed in the edge part,
wherein the head cover, the gasket, and the cylinder head are coupled to each other by a bolt penetrating through the bolt hole.

7. The camshaft module of claim 1 , wherein the supporting parts are formed in the gasket on at least one side of the plurality of cam holes.

8. The camshaft module of claim 7 , wherein the supporting parts are formed in the gasket on opposite sides of the plurality of cam holes.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oh Mee Sun

Classifications

• F01L2305/00

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• F01L2303/00

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• F02F2007/0063

  Head bolts; Arrangements of cylinder head bolts · CPC title

• F02F11/002

  involving cylinder heads · CPC title

• F02F7/006

  Camshaft or pushrod housings · CPC title