Chain guide device in engine
US5366418A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2007/0891
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fixed guide and a first movable guide the lower portion of which being pivotally supported are disposed on both sides of a path of rotational movement of a camshaft driving chain which interlocks a crankshaft with a camshaft. One end of a second movable guide which regulates a path of rotational movement of a pump driving chain which interlocks the crankshaft with an oil pump disposed adjacent to the crankshaft is pivotally supported at a shaft of the first movable guide, and a torsion spring is provided between free end of the second movable guide and the fixed guide.
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