Valve operating device for internal combustion engine
US5456225A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2275/18
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve operating device for use in an internal combustion engine for varying operating characteristics of a pair of engine valves (20) in multi-stages depending upon operating conditions of the engine. A cam shaft (31) is provided with a high-speed cam (32), a pair of medium-speed cams disposed on opposite sides of the high-speed cam (32), and a pair of low-speed cams (34) disposed between the medium-speed cams (33) and the high-speed cam (32). A rocker shaft (35) is provided with a first free rocker arm (36) in sliding contact with the high-speed cam (32), a pair of driving rocker arms (37) operatively connected to the pair of engine valves (20), respectively, and in sliding contact with the low-speed cams (34), and a pair of second free rocker arms (38) disposed with the driving rocker arms (37) interposed between the second free rocker arms (38) and the first free rocker arm (36) to be in sliding contact with the medium-speed cams (33). First and second connection switching means (39, 40) are provided and separately switchable between states for selectively connecting the various rocker arms for operating the driving rocker arms (37) and engine valves (20) in low-speed, medium-…
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