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5333578 Four-cycle engine  
A motorcycle engine having an exhaust passage air introduction system. Each cylinder includes two exhaust passages which are joined at a point displaced from the engine. Air is introduced into one...
5333579 Control device for controlling intake and exhaust valves of internal combustion engine  
A control device controls intake and exhaust valves of an internal combustion engine. The device comprises a first flange provided by a cam shaft of the engine, which flange has a first radially...
5331931 Variable intake valve  
An internal combustion engine (10) with intake valve (26) that may be kept open for a variable amount of time during the combustion cycle depending on operating conditions of the engine. Cam (22)...
5329890 Hydraulic control device  
A hydraulic control device for the rotation of the camshaft of an internal combustion engine has a sprocket wheel which is driven by the internal combustion engine and connected with the camshaft...
5327859 Engine timing drive with fixed and variable phasing  
An engine timing drive for driving a camshaft and an accessory such as a balance shaft has a transmission member including a fixed phase output for driving the accessory and a variable phase output...
5323739 Arrangement for adjusting the relative rotating position of a camshaft  
For adjusting the relative rotating position of a camshaft of a reciprocating engine with respect to a second camshaft, a tensioning arrangement of the chain which winds around both camshafts is...
5309873 Valve timing control system for internal combustion engine  
A valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine is provided. This system comprises a sprocket assembly connected to a crankshaft of the engine, a camshaft assembly connected to the...
5305717 Arrangement for the automatically controlled varying of the relative rotating position of shafts in an internal-combustion engine  
The arrangement of the present invention provides for the automatically controlled varying of the relative rotating position of shafts in an international combustion engine, for example, a camshaft...
5301639 Valve timing control device for internal combustion engine  
The invention provides a rotational phase adjustment device mounted on a rotation shaft and having a hydraulic chamber rotatable with this rotation shaft, in which operating fluid or oil can be...
5297508 Variable camshaft drive system for internal combustion engine  
A variable camshaft drive system for an internal combustion engine includes a primary camshaft phaser interposed between the engine crankshaft and a first camshaft. A secondary camshaft phaser...
5297507 Internal combustion engine having variable event timing  
An internal combustion engine has a crankshaft, a camshaft driven by the crankshaft through a drivewheel at half the crankshaft speed and at least one cam on the camshaft for actuating a...
5295459 Camshaft drive for V-type or horizontally opposed engine  
A camshaft driving device for a V-type engine or a horizontal opposed engine, staggers the times of the collisions of one crankshaft sprocket and one chain or other and the collisions of another...
5293845 Control mechanism for engine valve timing  
A control mechanism for shifting the rotational phase transmitted from an engine, and for controlling the timing of the intake and exhaust valves. A first gear mechanism integrally rotates with...
5293847 Powdered metal camshaft assembly  
A camshaft assembly comprising a shaft, a lobe, a gear, and a boss portion is disclosed. The lobe includes a first powdered metal and has a first density, while the gear includes a second powdered...
5291860 VCT system with control valve bias at low pressures and unbiased control at normal operating pressures  
The camshaft tends to change in reaction to pulses which it experiences during its normal operation, and it is permitted to change only in a given direction, either to advance or retard, by...
5275138 Variable valve timing system in an engine having two cam-shafts  
For minimizing a diameter of an apparatus which is located on the cam-shaft and changes a phase between two cam-shafts, a variable valve timing system in an engine having first and second...
5272937 Active inertia torque absorbing system  
A camshaft in an internal combustion engine encounters various torques during operation which produce torsional vibrations leading to excessive noise and reduced gear life. An active inertia...
5271360 Valve opening and closing timing control apparatus  
A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus is disclosed, which includes an engine including a cam shaft and a crank shaft, a first sensor adapted for detecting rotary positions of the cam...
5267537 Lubricating structure for power transmission chain  
In a machine, such as an internal combustion engine, in which a chain is used to transmit rotating power from one shaft to another, the chain is situated in an oil-tight chain compartment which is...
5263443 Hydraulic phaseshifter  
A valve timing phaseshifter between two members, such as a crankshaft driven housing and a driven camshaft member, that are hydraulically interconnected by fluid trapped in hydraulic cylinders...
5263442 Valve timing control apparatus  
A valve timing control apparatus including a rotary member drivingly connected to an engine crankshaft for rotation with the engine crankshaft, and a drive mechanism for transmitting rotation of...
5261360 Device for adjusting control times in a control device  
A device for adjusting the control times on a control drive of an internal combustion engine, with a gear by the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, the gear being located on a camshaft...
5253622 Cam phase change mechanism  
A mechanism for controlling the duration of the opening of the intake valve of an internal combustion engine which includes a split cam having a first lobe which is fixed to a primary cam shaft...
5247914 Intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for internal combustion engines  
A variable intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine comprises a cam sprocket having a driven connection with an engine crankshaft, a camshaft, a ring...
5235939 Automotive engine torsional pulse enhancer  
Several concepts/methods and apparatuses are described and illustrated for enhancing/supplementing the natural bidirectional torsional pulses produced by an engine during its operation for use as...
5235941 Actuator for camshaft phase change device  
Devices (10,110,150,200 and 250) include roller clutches for controlling rotational phase change of a camshaft between full advance and full retard positions and positions therebetween. Each of the...
5228417 Valve timing control system of internal combustion engine  
A valve timing control system includes of a cylindrical sprocket driven through a timing chain by a crankshaft of the engine. An arm is fixed to one end section of the camshaft and located inside...
5219313 Camshaft phase change device  
A phase change device of the type wherein an axially displaceable advancing plate drivingly interconnects input and output members through angled or helical, surfaces formed on interfacing portions...
5218935 VCT system having closed loop control employing spool valve actuated by a stepper motor  
A camshaft (26) has a vane (60) secured to an end thereof for non-oscillag rotation therewith. The camshaft also carries a sprocket (32) which can rotate with the camshaft but which is oscillatable...
5216984 V-type internal combustion engine with improved water pump driving arrangement  
In a V-type internal combustion engine, a timing chain is placed around and engaged with a pair of camshaft sprockets and a crankshaft sprocket. A water pump sprocket is disposed between one of the...
5216989 Apparatus for driving various devices by internal combustion engine  
An apparatus for driving devices which are operated by, or "supplementary" to, a V-type internal combustion engine, having a crankshaft and overhead camshafts, includes a camshaft drive mechanism...
5215046 Rotational phase difference adjusting means  
A rotational phase difference adjusting device for adjusting a rotational phase difference between a first rotational member and a second rotational member, comprises, an input member connected to...
5211141 Drive arrangement for a camshaft fitted in the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine  
A drive arrangement for a camshaft (3) of an internal combustion engine is fitted with a facility for rotating the camshaft (3) relatively to a coaxial drive wheel (5) having a switching component...
5209193 Intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for internal combustion engines  
An intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine comprises a timing belt pulley having a driven connection with an engine crankshaft, a camshaft journaled by...
5209194 Variable valve timing apparatus  
An apparatus for controlling a valve timing in an internal combustion engine. A timing piston 7 is in splined engagement with both a camshaft sleeve connected to the camshaft 1 and a pulley sleeve...
5207192 Variable camshaft timing system utilizing square-edged spool valve  
A camshaft (126) has a vane (160) secured to an end thereof for non-osciling rotation therewith. The camshaft also carries a sprocket (132) which can rotate with the camshaft but which is...
5205249 Variable camshaft timing system for internal combustion engine utilizing flywheel energy for reduced camshaft torsionals  
A camshaft (126) has a vane (160) secured to an end thereof for non-osciling rotation therewith. The vane has opposed lobes (160a/160b) which are received in opposed recesses (132a/132b)...
5205248 Intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for internal combustion engines  
An intake- and/or exhaust-valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine comprises a ring gear disposed between a rotating member having a driven connection with an engine crankshaft...
5203290 Intake and/or exhaust-valve timing control sytem for internal combustion engine  
A valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine is provided. This system includes a sprocket assembly in driven connection with a crankshaft of the engine, a camshaft assembly...
5201289 Valve timing control system for internal combustion engine  
A valve timing control system includes a timing sprocket, a camshaft, a sleeve secured to the camshaft and accomodated within the timing sprocket. A helical piston assembly and a floating piston...
5199393 Timing apparatus for a four-stroke engine with camshafts running at differentiated angular rotation  
Timing apparatus for a four-stroke engine with at least a shaft (2) of cams (7) located over the head of the cylinders and with the cams (7) acting directly on the valves (4), wherein the rotary...
5197420 Camshaft adjuster and tensioner  
A camshaft adjuster mounted between a taut strand and a slack strand of a chain connecting an intake camshaft to an exhaust camshaft has two tensioning shoes which are urged by a spring away from...
5193498 Hydraulic tensioner having integrally formed mounting plate and gasket  
An hydraulic tensioner using engine lubricating oil as its operating fluid is mountable on an engine block by a mounting plate serving both as a mounting adapter and as a closure for an oil...
5189999 Device for adjusting the relative angle of rotation of a shaft to a drive wheel, especially the camshaft of an internal combustion engine  
A device for adjusting a relative angle of rotation of a camshaft with respect to a drive wheel of an internal combustion engine utilizes a hydraulic linear motor for actuation. A hydraulic pump...
5189927 Variable ratio drive transmission  
A continuously variable drive transmission which includes journals and counterweights which are simultaneously displaced in opposite radial directions by operation of a cam keyed to a rotatable...
5184581 Valve timing retarding system  
Several embodiments of variable camshaft timing means for twin overhead cam engines. There is provided a first timing altering means between the engine output shaft and one of the camshafts and a...
5184582 Engine unit for vehicle  
Several embodiments of power units particularly adapted for transverse engine operation for driving the wheels of a motor vehicle. In all of the embodiments, the axles are disposed on one side of...
5181485 Valve driving mechanism for double overhead camshaft engine  
A valve driving mechanism for a double overhead camshaft engine includes a camshaft drive mechanism, including a camshaft sprocket for transmitting engine output from a crankshaft of the engine to...
5181432 Timing gear having different keyways  
A timing gear device includes a first rotatably supported shaft, a first gear, having a predetermined number of circumferentially spaced teeth, engaged on and carried by the first shaft and a...
5181486 Timing-range gear  
A centrifugal force governed mechanism for continuously controlling valve timing events of internal combustion engines. An outer-hub being coaxially interfaced in a journally oscillating...