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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tsuneo Konno, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9016 ; 123 9044 ;
Abstract
Valve operating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is described in which the cam follower surface on the valve operating rocker arms is defined by the external surface of a cylindrical body mounted for rotation on the rocker arm, whereby the cam follower surface is in rolling contact with the associated cam to reduce friction losses in the apparatus and wear of the apparatus components.