Valve operating mechanism for internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Dec 27 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6319873

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

A valve operating mechanism for operating a single valve of a particular cylinder of an internal combustion engine is described comprising: a camshaft rotatable in synchronism with rotation of the internal combustion engine; a plurality of cams on the camshaft with each of the cams bearing a different cam profile; a plurality of cam followers, each of which slidably engages one of the cams for selectively operating the valve according to the profile of the selected cam and one of which engages the valve; and means for selectively interconnecting and disconnecting the respective cam followers to operate the valve differently in different speed ranges of the internal combustion engine.

• Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4793296
• OSTI ID: 6319873
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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