Valve operating and interrupting mechanism for internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5066932

Ajiki, Y; Kajiwara, S

A valve operating mechanism is described for an internal combustion engine having a pair of intake or exhaust valves for each engine cylinder, comprising, a camshaft having high speed and low speed cams thereon, a rocker arm shaft having first second and third rocker arms pivotally mounted thereon in mutually adjacent relationship. The first and third rocker arms engage pair of valves, the first and second rocker arms engaging the low speed and high speed cams, respectively. The piston means in the rocker arms is electively shiftable between positions connecting the rocker arms for pivotal movement in unison and disconnecting the rocker arms for independent movement.

• Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4612884
• OSTI ID: 5066932
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 23 Jul 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
VALVES
CYLINDERS
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
SHAFTS
VELOCITY
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines