Variable valve mechanism and internal combustion engine with the same
US5931128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L1/356
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable valve mechanism using a non-uniform coupling in an internal combustion engine is equipped with an axis-supporting member for supporting a cam-side rotation axis in an eccentric state. In the variable valve mechanism, the axis-supporting member is driven while taking account of friction occurring in the axis-supporting member by changing the position of the axis-supporting member so as to align with the direction of a dragging torque generated between the axis-supporting member and an intermediate rotating member or between the axis-supporting member and a rotation axis member.
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