Ikhanda le-cylinder libuye lifakwe izihlalo ze-valve yokungena kanye ne-exhaust, izimbobo ze-valve zokuqondisa ukufaka ama-valve angenayo kanye ne-exhaust, kanye namashaneli okungenisa kanye neziteshi zokukhipha umoya. Ikhanda lesilinda lenjini kaphethiloli lakhiwe ngomshini onembobo yokufaka i-spark plug, kuyilapho i-cylinder head yenjini kadizili yenziwe ngomshini ngembobo yokufaka umjovo kaphethiloli. Ikhanda le-cylinder le-overhead camshaft engine nalo lifakwe ngomshini onembobo ye-camshaft yokufaka i-camshaft.
Ikhanda lesilinda livamise ukuphonswa ngensimbi empunga noma i-alloy cast iron, futhi ukuqhutshwa kokushisa kwe-aluminium alloy kuhle, okusiza ekuthuthukiseni isilinganiso sokuminyanisa.
Ikhanda le-cylinder liyingxenye yegumbi elivuthayo, ukwakheka kwegumbi lomlilo kunomthelela omkhulu emsebenzini wenjini, ngenxa yezindlela ezihlukene zokuvutha kwezinjini zikaphethiloli nezinjini zikadizili, izingxenye zegumbi elivuthayo kusilinda. amakhanda ahlukene. Igumbi elivuthayo lezinjini zikaphethiloli lisekhanda lesilinda, kuyilapho indawo evuthayo yezinjini zedizili yisemgodini ongaphezulu kwepiston.