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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Chaffiotte, Saint Cloud, FR;
Christian Guicherd, Le Pecq, FR;
Alain Saindon, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Assignee:
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 123 9016 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a rocker mechanism designed to put out of use at least one cylinder, or a group or row of cylinders, of an internal combustion engine by acting on the inlet valve. The mechanism includes at least one rocker comprised of two components meshed with one another, one of those components controlling the inlet valve of the cylinder while the other is controlled by the cam shaft of the engine, and associated with control means allowing for the disconnection of the rocker components from one another. Application is to energy savings.