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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1993
Shinichi Murata, Kyoto, JP;
Noriyuki Miyamura, Kyoto, JP;
Hirofumi Higashi, Kameoka, JP;
Setsuo Nishihara, Kyoto, JP;
Michiyasu Yoshida, Kyoto, JP;
Tetsuo Kataoka, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuaki Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Kamada, Uji, JP;
Hideki Miyamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine of the present invention comprises at least first and second cylinder banks each including a plurality of cylinders or a single cylinder, a first valve operating mechanism provided for each of the cylinders of the first cylinder bank for operating an intake valve or an exhaust valve of the cylinder to open and close, and a second valve operating mechanism having a valve operating characteristic different from that of the first valve operating mechanism and provided for each of the cylinders of the second cylinder bank for operating an intake valve or an exhaust valve of the cylinder to open and close.