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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Kotaro Watanabe, Atsugi, JP;
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., Hitachinaka-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a drive rotation member; a housing; a vane rotor; and a front plate, the drive rotation member including a positioning mechanism including a guide portion which is formed on an inner circumference surface of the cylindrical wall, and which has an inclined shape whose an inside diameter is decreased from the one axial end side to the other axial end side, a mounting protrusion portion which is formed on the other end side of the guide portion, and on which an outer circumference surface of the housing is mounted to be positioned.