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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171905 | Oil circuit of continuously variable valve timing device An oil circuit for a continuously variable valve timing apparatus, may include a main line that is formed in a cylinder block to receive oil from a hydraulic pump, a first oil line that connects an intake oil control valve that is mounted on a cylinder head that is ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166938 | Engine camshaft cover with integrated oil passages for camshaft phaser actuation A camshaft cover mounts to a cylinder head and defines cavities for oil control valves that adjust the position of camshafts via camshaft phaser assemblies. The cavities are positioned above the camshafts when the camshaft cover is mounted to the cylinder head. A fe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8141530 | Rocker arm A rocker arm configured to be supported by a support portion of an internal-combustion engine and to be driven in a swinging manner by a cam. The rocker arm includes a rocker arm body including a cam follower having a first slide-contact surface, wherein the first s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132550 | Roller bearing, camshaft support structure, and internal combustion engine A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diame... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8091525 | Rocker arm A rocker arm supported by a support portion of an engine and to be driven by a cam includes a sheet-metal rocker arm body manufactured by plastic working and including a cam follower, a fulcrum portion manufactured by cutting and including a through hole supplying l... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8051820 | Cam cap and oil passage connection structure A gasket provided in a gasket groove, receives the force that acts in the direction in which two pressure-adjusting oil passages are aligned in line, and the magnitude and direction of this force change as the difference between the hydraulic pressures in the pressu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033259 | Rocker arm for internal combustion engine A rocker arm includes a roller brought into contact with a cam to be rotated and an arm body having a storage portion for the roller. The storage portion has an opening edge including a part receiving lubricant oil flowing along an upper surface of the arm body. The... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033258 | Oil circuit for continuous variable valve timing device An oil circuit for a continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device includes a main oil passage from a cylinder block toward a cylinder head to feed oil from a main gallery to a cam shaft, and a control oil passage branching off from the main oil passage on a side o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7997244 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a control shaft, an actuator, and an oil accumulation portion. The control shaft is configured to vary a lift amount of an engine valve in accordance with a rotational position of the control shaft. The actuator is configured t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987830 | Oil supply structure for continuous variable valve timing apparatus and cylinder head employing the same An oil supply structure of a continuously variable valve timing apparatus includes: a first oil filter to receive and filter oil from a main gallery; a first oil control valve to receive oil from the first oil filter; a first continuously variable valve timing appar... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971563 | Engine valve operating system In an engine valve operating system, a timing transmission chamber (48) is formed on one side of an engine main body; the timing transmission chamber (48) houses a timing transmission system (37) that provides a connection between a crankshaft (... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7926458 | Lubricating device A lubricating device comprises a cam shaft, plural cam portions for each valve provided at the cylinder head, a valve driving mechanism to change a rotational movement of the cam portion to an opening-and-closing movement of the valve via a slide member on which a p... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7891328 | Lubricating system for valve operating system A lubricating system for a valve operating system includes a valve operating system configured to reciprocate a valve for substantially opening and closing a port connected to a combustion chamber of an engine, and an ejecting device provided with an outlet from whi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7637236 | Cylinder head for an overhead-cam internal combustion engine, engine incorporating same, and vehicle incorporating the engine In an internal combustion engine, a lubricated camshaft assembly is in a cam chamber formed between a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover. The cylinder head includes outer bolt-receiving holes in which selected head bolts are inserted, and which are outside of t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7614373 | Oil passage construction for die-cast formed product, and oil passage construction for internal combustion engine The inner surface of an oil passage in a member which is made as a die-cast formed product is made as a molded surface. By this structure, permeation of oil from the inner surface of the oil passage into the thickness portion of the member which is made as a die-cas... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7536987 | Mounting structure of functional device for internal combustion engine A stay for keeping an oil control valve fastened to a sleeve extends across the outer surface of a head cover from the oil control valve and is fixed by a screw. Thus, the OCV is removable from the sleeve without dismounting the head cover from the cylinder head by ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7377246 | Vertically oriented camshaft cap oil diverter An improved cam shaft configuration for internal combustion engines is provided wherein the oil is efficiently diverted from the camshaft cap to adjacent camshaft lobes. A reorientation of the camshaft oil diverter improves the distribution and increases the quantit... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353790 | Sealing arrangement and process for producing such sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for attachment to the contact surface of a device which is to be sealed includes one area opposite the contact surface containing at least two stiffening elements which are arranged in overlapping relation to one another at least at one point a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325526 | Four-stroke engine system A four-stroke engine employs engine vibration for lubricating engine components. The engine vibration induces a ripple in a surface portion of the oil in an oil reservoir, which is located within a crankcase of the engine. The oil ripple causes misting of the oil, w... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316626 | Engine An engine having an engine case on one side of which a V-belt type of continuously variable transmission is provided, the CVT being placed in a transmission case and constituted that a V-belt is routed around a drive pulley and a driven pulley, the drive pulley bein... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313918 | Alternative (reciprocating) engine with recirculation of exhaust gases intended for the propulsion of automobiles and method turbocharging these motors A reciprocating engine includes a turbocharging unit that: supplies the intake manifold with air via a coolant; is supplied with gas by the exhaust manifold; and has the turbine supply pressure substantially equal to the compressor discharge pressure. At constant ai... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308882 | Oil feeding system of engine An oil feeding system of an engine equipped with a transmission configured to change a rotational speed of rotation of a crankshaft and to output the rotation, including an oil pump configured to be driven in cooperation with the rotation of the crankshaft, an oil p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290514 | Valve train lubricating structure in internal combustion engine To prevent a drop in a lubricating oil supply pressure in a valve train from occurring by disposing a lubricating oil supply path for the exclusive use of the valve train without allowing the lubricating oil to flow through an oil gallery, thereby securing a suffici... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290991 | Dual oil supply pump An automotive engine oil pump assembly having first and second pump mechanisms contained within a common housing. A shaft rotatably supported in the housing drives the pump mechanisms in a conventional manner. The pump mechanisms are offset in phase to reduce flow p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281506 | Oil pressure control apparatus for an internal combustion engine An oil pressure control apparatus which includes a source of hydraulic pressure introducing the hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic actuator which is actuated by hydraulic pressure, a fluid passage which is connected between the source of hydraulic pressure and the hy... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264086 | Lubricating system for internal combustion engine A lubricating system for an internal combustion engine includes lubricating oil recovery oil passages through which lubricating oil dropping to and dwelling in a bottom portion of a crankcase after lubricating individual portions of an internal combustion engine is ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246579 | Actuator for valve lift controller An actuator for a valve lift controller comprises a case forming a first and second spaces therein. The first space is supplied with lubricating fluid. The actuator further comprises a feed screw mechanism including a cylindrical spindle and a screw, and converts a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237518 | Oil filter for continuous variable valve timing apparatus in engine An oil supply passage of a cylinder head increases design freedom of cylinder heads. The oil filter variously sets the oil supplying position through which oil enters into an oil filter. This improves fuel consumption by simplifying the oil supply passage of the cyl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220196 | Chain drive for an internal combustion engine In a chain drive for an internal combustion engine, said chain drive comprising a driving wheel (2), a driven wheel (3), an endlessly circulating chain (1) that connects the driving wheel (2) and the driven wheel (3), a chain tensi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210439 | Switching element for a valve train of an internal combustion engine The invention proposes a switching element (1) for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, particularly for valve deactivation, with a simple-to-implement measure for adjusting the coupling lash of its coupling means (8) in a receptacle (6 | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207303 | Switching element A switch element (1) is proposed for valve shut-off, fabricated as cam follower for a plunger rod valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having an outer part (2) and an inner element (4) axially movable in its bore (3) and with rot... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185620 | Cam follower of a valve drive of an internal combustion engine A cam follower of a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having a run-on surface for following at least one cam. The run-on surface has a microstructure comprising depressions for accumulating lubricant, wherein the depressions form an at least largely symm... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174868 | Resin cylinder head cover A resin cylinder head cover includes an attaching portion and a sleeve. The attaching portion is formed of resin, and is a portion of the cylinder head cover to which the oil control valve is to be attached. The sleeve is embedded in the attaching portion. The sleev... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165522 | Cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a camshaft bearing rail A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is provided with a cylinder head housing and with a divided camshaft bearing rail having a lower part, which comprises lower bearing blocks, and having an upper part, which comprises upper bearing covers. In addition,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152569 | Lubrication oil supply for crankshaft An engine crankshaft includes a split crankshaft journal that includes offset connecting rod journals for two connecting rods. Oil supply systems disposed on opposite axial sides of the crankshaft journal each lubricate a corresponding one of the connecting rod jour... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131420 | Power transmission system cover for engine A power transmission system cover for an engine has a cover portion, formed of a single piece material and adapted to be attached to a sidewall of the engine, covering at least a part of a power transmission system which transmits a rotating force of a crankshaft to... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121242 | Lubricating structure of OHC internal combustion engine A lubricating structure for an OHC internal combustion engine including a cam holder, wherein an oil feed path for feeding a lubricant to an upper end of a valve stem is formed integrally with the cam holder so as to project therefrom. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107950 | Variable valve actuating mechanism for internal combustion engine A lift and operating angle varying mechanism is arranged to vary an intake valve operation angle and an intake valve lift of the engine continuously by rotating a control shaft with an actuator disposed at an end of the control shaft which is rotatably supported by ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7082918 | Oil pressure control system and method for engines with hydraulic cylinder deactivation An oil lubrication and control system, for an engine having cylinder deactivation switching lifters operated at the pressure of the full oil system, is provided with an auxiliary pressure relief valve which opens to control maximum oil pressure in the system wheneve... | 08/01/2006 |
