Valve operating mechanism for internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Dec 13 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6232884

Inoue, K; Nagahiro, K; Ajiki, Y; Katoh, M

This patent describes a valve operating mechanism for operating valves of a particular cylinder of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a camshaft rotatable in synchronism with rotation of the internal combustion engine and having at least one cam; cam followers, one of which slidably engages with the cam for selectively operating the valves according to a cam profile of the cam; and means for selectively interconnecting and disconnecting the cam followers to operate the valves differently in different speed ranges of the internal combustion engine, the speed ranges including a range in which all of the valves remain inoperative.

• Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4790274
• OSTI ID: 6232884
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
OPERATION
RODS
SHAFTS
SYNCHRONIZATION
VALVES