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Title: Auxiliary mechanism driving device in a V-type engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5147348

This patent describes an engine auxiliary mechanism driving device in a V-type engine comprising: an engine crankshaft; a pair of first and second cylinder banks arranged in V-shape and having a first cylinder head and a second cylinder head, respectively, a first camshaft provided on the first cylinder head and having first valve-operating cams for the first cylinders; a second camshaft provided on the second cylinder head having second valve-operating cams for the second cylinders; the first and second camshafts being operatively connected at their one end with the associated end of the crankshaft for synchronized rotation therewith through a transmission means; the first cams on the first camshaft being displaced axially from the second cams on the second camshaft in a manner such that the former are disposed axially more apart from the transmission means than the latter; a crank case at the lower side of the cylinder banks; an oil pump in the crank case adapted to be driven by means of the first camshaft and having a rotation shaft operatively connected with the first camshaft by a driving means; and the driving means comprising a worm gear fixedly mounted on the first camshaft.

Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corp., Hiroshima
Patent Number(s):
US 4615308
OSTI ID:
5147348
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 06 Mar 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English