Patent · US Expired

Valve timing control system of internal combustion engine

US6520132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 2002
Grant dateFeb 18, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01L2301/00
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve timing control system of an internal combustion engine has: a drive force conveyer; a cam shaft; a housing rotating integrally with one of the drive force conveyer and the cam shaft; a vane rotor housed in the housing, the vane rotor rotating integrally with the other of the drive force conveyer and the cam shaft; an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber housed in the housing, and turning the vane rotor with an oil pressure; an oil pressure supply-drain measure; a lock gear; and an unlock gear. A large diameter section of a lock pin and an inner periphery of a pin hole define a first clearance while a small diameter section of the lock pin and the inner periphery of the pin hole define a second clearance, such that the first clearance is larger than the second clearance.

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