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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. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald J Pierik, Rochester, NY (US);
James O Wilson, Perry, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ; F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9017 ; 123 9031 ; 1231922 ;
Abstract
An engine timing drive for driving a camshaft and an accessory such as a balance shaft has a transmission member including a fixed phase output for driving the accessory and a variable phase output for driving the camshaft. A preferred embodiment incorporates a planetary cam phaser in a driven sprocket that also carries a fixed phase output gear as an accessory drive.