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Variable roller valve system for internal combustion engine

US5655494A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1996
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01L7/16
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dynamic seal for containing gas flow between a roller valve and a cylinder in an internal combustion engine. Vents from the cylinder cavity allow pressure therefrom, particularly on the compression and power strokes, to exert a force against the back of a seal recessed into the outside of the engine block around a cylinder gas port. The force compresses the seal tighter against the roller valve.

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