Variable valve timing mechanism
US5992361A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a variable timing mechanism, valve lifting characteristics are changed to meet the engine power output characteristics when the timing of valve operation is changed. The variable timing mechanism is provided for the side of at least one of an intake and an exhaust valve so that, when a running condition of an internal combustion engine is changed from a low engine speed to a high engine speed, a duration of valve opening of at least one of the intake and the exhaust valve is changed to increase an overlap period of the intake and the exhaust valve at the beginning of the changes in the running condition of the engine.
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