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6848402 Methods and apparatus for providing variable valve lift for camshaft-actuated valves  
Apparatus suitable for use in reciprocally opening and closing a camshaft-actuated valve may include a rotating camshaft ( 20 ) having first and second cams ( 16, 17, 18 ) respectively defining...
6843214 Method for balancing engine cylinder bank output using crankshaft sensing and intake cam phasing  
A method is disclosed for balancing work output from cylinder banks of an engine having a common crankshaft and separate intake camshafts with cam phasers for each bank. The method includes sensing...
6843230 Control apparatus and control method of internal combustion engine  
In an internal combustion engine provided with a variable valve mechanism that varies a valve operating characteristic (valve lift amount and valve operating angle) of an intake valve, the valve...
6837197 Dual valve lift and valve deactivation  
A valve control system ( 13 ) for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head ( 11 ), and a poppet valve ( 15 ). A camshaft ( 21 ) has a first cam profile ( 25 ) and a second cam...
6837199 Valve actuating apparatus for internal combustion engine  
A valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine selectively operating in the normal Otto cycle or the Miller cycle is provided which enables the engine to achieve stable combustion...
6837475 Valve-operating device for engine  
A valve-operating device for an engine includes a camshaft which is disposed on one side of a plane including axes of an exhaust valve and an intake valve and which has an axis substantially...
6837198 Variable valve distributor for load-controlling a spark-ignited internal combustion engine  
The invention proposes a variable valve train ( 1 ) for throttle-free load control of an internal combustion engine. Each cylinder of the internal combustion engine is provided with two inlet...
6832584 Valve system for internal combustion engine  
A valve system for an internal combustion engine has first rocker arms supported by a rocker shaft such that they rock when driven by first cams; a second rocker arm supported by the rocker shaft...
6832583 Direct acting differential two-step valve train  
A direct acting two-step valve train uses direct acting switching valve lifters combined with high and low lift or no lift cams providing differential valve lifts for dual intake valves of...
6832586 Variable duration camshaft  
A variable timing duration camshaft has an outer shaft ( 1 ) and coaxial inner shaft ( 2 ) adapted so that the shafts ( 1, 2 ) are relatively slidable but not rotatable about each other. The outer...
6830018 Engine valve train  
An engine valve train having a camshaft supported on a camshaft holder and driving inlet valves to open and close via inlet rocker arms; an electromagnetic actuator mechanism including an armature;...
6830020 Diesel engine with intake cam phaser for compression ratio control  
A cam phaser is mounted on the intake camshaft of a diesel engine and is operable to selectively retard timing of only the intake valves relative to the crankshaft. The purpose of retarding timing...
6827052 Variable valve timing device  
A variable valve timing control device includes a rotation member unitary fixed to a rotation shaft for controlling a valve timing assembled to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine to...
6820578 Valve timing control device  
A variable valve timing control device includes a drive member rotatable in synchronization with a crankshaft, a rotatable driven member connected to a camshaft arranged co-axially with the drive...
6820579 Variable valve operating system of engine enabling variation of working angle and phase  
In a variable intake-valve operating system for an engine enabling a working angle of an intake valve and a phase at a maximum lift point of the intake valve to be varied, a variable working-angle...
6817326 Valve system for internal combustion engines  
Disclosed is a valve system that provides a means of controlling the charging and exhausting of the combustion chamber(s) of internal combustion engines. In this system, asymmetrical valve bodies...
6814039 Valve-actuating devices for internal combustion engines having changeable stroke functions  
Valve actuating devices may include a pivot lever ( 8 ) having an abutment element ( 21 ) displaced from a bearing pin ( 6 ). The pivot lever is pivotable by a reciprocating push rod ( 54 ). An...
6810842 Oil control valve and installing method thereof  
An oil control valve ( 60 ) that controls a valve timing gear mounted on a cylinder head ( 1 ) of an internal combustion engine. The oil control valve includes a housing ( 3 ) with plural oil...
6810844 Method for 3-step variable valve actuation  
A method of variably actuating a valve of an engine includes selecting one of three valve lift profiles dependent at least in part upon engine operating conditions and parameters. The selected...
6810845 Lubrication system using valves to meet various engine oil pressure requirements  
A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine having valves to optimize oil flow through an engine to increase engine efficiency. The lubrication system includes an engine driven oil pump...
6810846 Flow path structure of hollow tube  
To provide a flow path structure of a hollow tube capable of reducing facility cost and product cost by promoting assembling operability, a rocker shaft is constituted by including a tubular member...
6807930 Actuating drives for valve drives having a variably adjustable stroke, for valves of internal combustion engines  
An actuating drive for valve drives having a variably adjustable stroke, for actuating valves of internal combustion engines is provided, which can be arranged in cylinder heads having usual...
6807931 Control method for transitions between open and closed loop operation in electronic VCT controls  
In a Variable Cam Timing (VCT) control system, there are conditions when the system must operate in an open-loop mode, and other situations where closed-loop operation is desired. A number of...
6807956 Method for a cylinder-charge control in the case of an internal combustion engine  
A method for cylinder-charge control is described as implementing an internal recirculation of residual gas in the cylinder, through controlling the closing times of at least one exhaust valve of...
6807929 Engine valve actuation system and method  
An engine valve actuation system is provided. The system includes an engine valve moveable between a closed position and an open position. A spring is operatively connected to the engine valve to...
6802299 Method and device for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine  
A control system and a control method for an internal combustion engine have a cylinder including an intake valve and an exhaust valve with a fully variable valve-gear assembly. An engine control...
6799552 System and method for controlling engine operation  
A system for operating an internal combustion engine includes an intake valve moveable between a first position at which fluid is blocked from flowing to or from the cylinder and a second position...
6799543 Valve deactivation system with free motion spring  
A valve deactivation system includes a deactivation rocker arm assembly and a free motion spring assembly. The deactivation rocker arm assembly includes an elongate rocker arm defining an aperture....
6796275 Method and apparatus for calculating minimum valve lift for internal combustion engines  
A controller calculates valve lift of intake and exhaust valves for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. A first desired pressure ratio (P cyl /P int ) is selected to minimize induction...
6792902 Externally mounted DPCS (differential pressure control system) with position sensor control to reduce frictional and magnetic hysteresis  
The cam phaser of the present invention includes an externally mounted DPCS ( 234 ) with spool position feedback to control the position of a center mounted spool valve ( 192 ) and control the...
6792903 Mechanical control of the intake valve lift adjustment in an internal combustion engine  
The present invention relates to a mechanically controllable valve lift adjustment. The present invention also relates to an internal combustion engine having a mechanically controllable valve lift...
6792904 Method and arrangement for affecting engine braking  
Method and arrangement for engine breaking in motor vehicles having an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder, at least one exhaust valve at the cylinder and a rocker arm ( 4 ) for...
6789521 Valve system for engine  
A decompression system for a four-cycle engine includes a decompression shaft positioned within a camshaft. The decompression shaft interacts with decompression pins positioned within pin holes...
6786185 Variable valve actuation mechanism having partial wrap bearings for output cams and frames  
A variable valve actuation (VVA) mechanism includes a partial wrap output cam assembly and a partial wrap frame assembly. Each of the partial wrap cam assembly and the partial wrap frame assembly...
6782854 Valve timing control device  
A valve timing control device includes a rotation member for opening and closing values, a rotation transmitting member rotatably mounted on the rotation member, a fluid chamber defined between the...
6782859 Valve system for OHV-type four-cylinder internal combustion engine  
In a valve system for a OHV horizontally-opposed, four-cycle internal combustion engine, valve camshafts are provided at crankcase portions for supporting a crankshaft, of left and right cylinder...
6782853 Control apparatus and method for valve actuating system of internal combustion engine  
A control apparatus is provided for a valve actuating system which is operable to lift an intake valve or an exhaust valve of an internal combustion engine and includes a lift characteristic...
6782858 Valve drive for an internal combustion engine  
In a valve drive for an internal combustion engine, an elongated securing device or anti-rotation bridge referred to as a mounting aid has receptacle spaces, arranged at intervals one behind the...
6782855 Valve train and method for reducing oil flow to deactivated engine valves  
An engine valve train has oil flow to valve actuating components cut off or restricted when the valves are closed, to reduce parasitic losses. In an exemplary embodiment, a pushrod has a pivotable...
6779502 Cam system capable of small discrete angular cam positions relative to a rotatable shaft  
System uses a method of securing a cam to a rotatable shaft in a discrete angular position with respect to the shaft. The device uses leaf springs along the inside diameter of the cam to lock...
6779498 Internal combustion engine operating on spark-ignitable fuel  
An internal combustion engine operating on spark-ignitable fuel, which features at least one operating mode with homogeneous charge and self-ignition, and which includes at least one intake valve...
6779497 Valve stroke control for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles  
A valve stroke control for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a control device for adjusting a valve stroke. It interacts with a camshaft and a control shaft. The control device...
6779501 Method to reduce rotational oscillation of a vane style phaser with a center mounted spool valve  
A phaser for an internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft. The phaser has a housing and a rotor. The housing has an outer circumference for accepting a drive force and the rotor...
6776130 Control apparatus of variable valve timing mechanism and method thereof  
A rotation phase of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft is detected based on a crank angle signal and a cam angle signal, and also the currents or voltages of electromagnetic brakes constituting a...
6772720 Valve timing control device for internal combustion engine  
A valve timing control device for an internal combustion engine, in which upon cold start, combustion gas containing quench hydrocarbons and wet fuel is confined in a combustion chamber by...
6772719 Hydraulic valve lifter with operating control system  
In an operating system for a hydraulic valve clearance control element of an internal combustion engine, which includes a hydraulic fluid having a pressure that depends on the engine operating...
6772742 Method and apparatus for flexibly regulating internal combustion engine valve flow  
In an internal combustion engine, a fixed engine valve timing profile may be combined with a variable profile produced by a valve actuator coupled to one or more engine valves. By controlling one...
6769385 System for controlling engine valve seating velocity  
A velocity control system for an engine valve is provided. The system includes a valve having a housing defining an opening, a chamber adapted to receive a fluid, a first fluid passageway...
6769392 Variable valve timing in a homogenous charge compression ignition engine  
The present invention relates generally to the field of homogenous charge compression ignition engines, in which fuel is injected when the cylinder piston is relatively close to the bottom dead...
6769404 Combustion control system for spark-ignition internal combustion engine with variable piston strike characteristic mechanism and variable valve operating mechanism  
A combustion control system for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine includes a variable piston stroke characteristic mechanism changing a compression ratio of the engine, sensors detecting...