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Cam timing control device for automotive engine

US5181484A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1992
Grant dateJan 26, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cam timing control device in an antomotive engine which used in a valve timing correcting device of a type wherein an electromagnetic force is used to change a cam timing. The cam timing control device is so designed that, in the event that a resistance to the change of the cam timing is high, the length of time during which an electric power is continuously supplied to the electromagnetic coil is prolonged.

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