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Valve operating mechanism for internal combustion engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5056905
A valve operating mechanism for operating a pair of valves of an internal combustion engine is described, comprising: a camshaft rotatable in synchronism with rotation of the internal combustion engine an having cams of different cam profiles; rocker arms held in sliding contact with the cams, respectively, for operating the valves according to the cam profiles of the cams; and means for independently selectively interconnecting and disconnecting selected of the rocker arms to operate the valves at different valve timings in low, medium and high speed ranges of the internal combustion engine.
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Patent Number(s):
US 4727830
OSTI ID:
5056905
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English