| 摘要 |
<p>An engine (1, Fig. 1) comprises a closed looped flexible coupling (3, Fig. 1), which may be a timing (camshaft drive) chain. A guide body 105 controls oscillation of the coupling in use. Guide 105 is assembled into an engine cover 107, then fitted to the engine. The invention comprises a guide device 205 comprising guide 105 and at least one retainer formation 106 arranged to hold the guide 105 to the cover 107 while the engine is assembled. The or each retainer 106 detaches and falls away after the engine is completed and/or started. The or/each retainer may be fastened, optionally glued, to body 105 or cover 107; and may be resilient, particularly if made of elastomer. The retainer may have a hemispherical, cylindrical, or cuboid .protrusion. An engine and an engine assembly method are also disclosed.</p> |
