Variable valve timing system in an engine having two cam-shafts
US5275138A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L2810/04
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For minimizing a diameter of an apparatus which is located on the cam-shaft and changes a phase between two cam-shafts, a variable valve timing system in an engine having first and second cam-shafts is comprised of a first gear rotatably supported on the first cam-shaft, a second gear fixed to the second cam-shaft, and geared with the first gear to transmit torque to the second cam-shaft, a first device for transmitting torque from the first cam-shaft to the first gear, and for rotating the first gear toward a first position, the first device being located on one end of the first cam-shaft, and a second means for rotating the first gear in a second direction opposite the first direction, toward a second position, the second device being located on one end of the second cam-shaft.
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