COMPOSITE CAM CARRIER

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. 一种凸轮托架总成包括具有气门的汽缸盖和具有凸角的凸轮轴。凸轮托架具有与围绕气门接合的汽缸盖连接的第一侧和具有支撑凸轮轴的轴承表面的第二侧。一系列孔在第一侧和第二侧之间延伸，用于凸角与气门相连接。凸轮托架由使凸轮轴与汽缸盖隔绝且对相关的发动机的上部提供实质重量减轻的碳纤维复合材料制成。