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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Takada, Wako, JP;
Dai Kataoka, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An engine variable valve train is provided with a cylindrical cam carrier fitted on a camshaft in a manner axially slidable to and co-rotatable with the camshaft. The cam carrier has therearound mutually adjoining low-speed and high-speed cam lobes selectively acting on the engine valve and being different in cam profile. The cam carrier has therearound lead grooves to be engaged with or disengaged from changeover pins for axial shift of the cam carrier. The lead grooves include a speed-increasing lead groove for changeover from the low-speed to the high-speed cam lobe and a speed-decreasing lead grooves for changeover from the high-speed to the low-speed cam lobe. The speed-increasing and speed-decreasing lead grooves are different in groove contour. This enables the cam carrier to axially shift smoothly and to improve the durability of the lead grooves.