Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – With means for varying timing
Patent
1998-03-12
1999-01-26
Lo, Weilun
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
With means for varying timing
123 9031, 123 906, 74568R, F01L 1300
Patent
active
058627839
ABSTRACT:
A new variable angle camshaft for providing improved fuel economy and better performance for motorists. The inventive device includes a cylindrical housing having a partially hollow interior. The thick rear wall has a channel running therethrough. A forward end of the housing has a threaded collar opening into the partially hollow interior. The threaded collar is coupled with a line from an oil pump. A piston is slidably disposed within the partially hollow interior of the housing. A spring is disposed between the piston and an interior surface of the thick rear wall of the housing. The piston has a shaft extending outwardly therefrom into the channel of the housing. A cam shaft is provided including an outer housing and a movable interior segment. The cam shaft has an outer end extending inwardly of the channel of the cylindrical housing in a proximate relationship to the shaft of the piston. An inner end of the movable interior segment has a spring disposed thereon. The outer housing has a gear disposed thereon for engaging a crankshaft gear. The cam shaft has a cam shaft lobe disposed thereon. The cam shaft lobe includes an outer fixed lobe and an inner movable lobe. The outer fixed lobe is coupled with the outer housing. The inner movable lobe is coupled with the movable interior segment.
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